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Old 07-09-2005 | 09:41 AM
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What is high alpha flight?
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high alpha flight is in a stall condition, or high angle of attack. like the harrier, that's when the wing stalled and not provide a lot of lift because of the high angle of attack
Old 07-09-2005 | 10:13 AM
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Thanks Xoon. I guess I've been flying high alpha for a while, but didn't know what to call it. I haven't flown it in a while though, but I have a couple of planes that are about off the building board that are probably capable of it.
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yeah... high alpha is just another name for HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK!

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