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Meaning of alpha max | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The maximum angle of attack (AoA), maximum nose-up angle. The highest degree of displacement from (relative) horizontal (the airstream, not the ground level, nor the theoretical flat gravitational surface), that an airplane can achieve and still maintain forward flight (without stalling), at the speed that the aircraft is travelling.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français alpha max

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Alpha Orionis alpha pair alpha paper alpha particle alpha particle X-ray spectrometer alpha privative

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