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"Neil Gould" wrote
Mathematically, an "angle" by itself *is* a scalar, and I'm not arguing otherwise. I'm saying that "Angle Of Attack" requires direction to have meaning. Without direction, there is no AOA. Neil, give us an example of AOA having a "direction". Well, OK. Then, how do you determine the AOA when the aircraft is parked? When parked with no wind, there is no relative wind and therefore NO AOA. Bob Moore |
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Recently, Bob Moore posted:
"Neil Gould" wrote Mathematically, an "angle" by itself *is* a scalar, and I'm not arguing otherwise. I'm saying that "Angle Of Attack" requires direction to have meaning. Without direction, there is no AOA. Neil, give us an example of AOA having a "direction". Well, OK. Then, how do you determine the AOA when the aircraft is parked? When parked with no wind, there is no relative wind and therefore NO AOA. Stated another way, AOA doesn't exist *without* a directional component. Neil |
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"Neil Gould" wrote
Stated another way, AOA doesn't exist *without* a directional component. Directions are measured in reference to "somewhere", Up, Down, North, South, etc. What is the reference for measuring AOA? Bob Moore |
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Stated another way, AOA doesn't exist *without* a directional component.
No. AOL doesn't exist without a =component= with a directional component. Not the same. Jose -- "Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter). for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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