angle of attack

English

Noun

angle of attack (plural angles of attack)

1. (aeronautics) The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
2. (nautical) The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle,‎ attack.

Synonyms

(aeronautics):

• AOA / AoA (abbreviation)
• α / alpha

Translations

angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it

• Czech: úhel náběhu m
• Finnish: kohtauskulma
• French: incidence (fr) f
• German: Anstellwinkel m
• Greek: γωνία προσβολής f (gonía prosvolís)
• Polish: kąt natarcia
• Romanian: unghi de atac n
• Russian: у́гол ата́ки (úgol atáki)
• Swedish: attackvinkel c
• Turkish: hücum açısı

angle between mid-sail and the direction of the wind

• Finnish: kohtauskulma