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Airlines and general aviation aircraft have totally ignored AoA as a relevant indicator until very recently. You won't find an AoA indicator in even a modern C
by cjbprime 8y ago
Airlines and general aviation aircraft have totally ignored AoA as a relevant indicator until very recently. You won't find an AoA indicator in even a modern Cessna.
As a student pilot you're taught about unsafe low airspeeds instead, even though AoA can technically cause a wing to stall at any airspeed, and even though that memorized stall airspeed ($V_s1$) actually varies with factors like plane weight.
AoA is not considered fundamental in commercial aviation, but is considered fundamental in military aviation.
Of course, if your commercial aircraft has a tendency towards stall, that changes the calculus on how important AoA is..
- CydeWeys 8y agoThanks for the info. It sounds like commercial aircraft have some catching up to do if this is going to be increasingly important.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y agoAoA is not considered fundamental in commercial aviation, but is considered fundamental in military aviation ISTR that after a carrier catapult takeoff, Naval aviators have 10 seconds for AoA to get into the "green zone." Otherwise it's an automatic eject. Forgot where I read that and if it's only for specific aircraft types, though.
- tyingq 8y agoLooks like that changed. AoA is standard equipment on Cessna 172's since 2016: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aoa-indicator-becomes-standard-for-cessna-172-423942/ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aoa-indicator-bec...