Thread: AOA question
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Old 01-31-2011, 05:42 AM
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AKASHA
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Well I'm certainly no expert on aerodynamics... I'll take a stab too...

Originally Posted by 698jet View Post
would a wing with flaps extended stall at a lower or a higher angle of attack than the same wing with flaps retracted.
It has been my understanding that a wing will stall when it exceeds the critical angle of attack and that the critical angle of attack is constant.

Originally Posted by 698jet View Post
and if both wings were at the same angle of attack which would produce more lift.
The wings are at the same angle of attack thus producing the same lift, however the plane with flaps extended is producing the lift at a lower airspeed.
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