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Old 11-08-2005 | 09:20 AM
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Default RE: Define the term "HIGH ALPHA" and...?

A definition for High Alpha came to me as I was writing the question down. Given that there are two "A"s in "High Angles of Attack", the term should be referred to as "high alpha alpha"! However, I have a hard time believeing the wing is stalled in a Harrier maneuver. Without the wing providing some lift, why doesn't the nose drop?