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Old 05-27-2011, 06:33 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
You said zero lift happens around -3 degrees. Would that happen to be the angle at which the top and bottom trailing edges are equal angles from horizontal?
No, that is the definition of zero degrees angle of attack. The same amount of air is going over the top as the bottom (more or less)
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