Wing dihedral
No, the AOA of the higher wing will be lower, due to the change in
angle of the relative wind, as I have been saying all along.
Consider an airplane with 45 degree dihedral. When it is 45 degrees in
bank, one wing is horizontal and the other is vertical. To keep the
airplane from sinking, the horizontal wing will need to provide
significantly more lift, since it's the only wing supporting the plane.
But as you said above:
It's impossible to fly straight & level
while the wing is head-on...
you need lift. This means the horizontal wing will need a greater AOA.
How do you get a greater AOA on a wing that is horizontal due to bank?
Rudder, for one thing. You have to keep the nose up... sideways since
you are tilted.
Well, gee, that's a slip.
Jose
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