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Old 03-20-2007 | 11:53 PM
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falcon7a
 
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Default RE: How to fix high Angle of Attack

I stand corrected, after looking at the pictures posted by Tall Paul, the AoA on Groovy is not 20 degrees. I would say its more like 10 degrees in normal flight and around 15 degrees during landing. The plane flew very well overall and I had no problems with control on landings whatsoever.

I'm wondering if engine thrust line has anything to do with AoA. The engine is side mounted and I may have inadvertently added some up or down thrust while mounting the engine. If the AoA seems higher than normal, is this a sign of upthrust or down thrust?

Thanks.