Angle of Attack This is the angle of an airfoil in relation to the oncoming air. If the airfoil is moving at a constant speed, a larger angle will generate more lift.

Students can change the angle of attack and use the measured lift and drag values to calculate the L/D ratio, which is a measure of the efficiency of gliders – which paper planes essentially are.

Your results may vary, but TR 427 reported that the leading-edge slat allowed the wing to gain another 7 degrees of angle of attack before stalling, and its maximum lift coefficient rose from ...

Porsche figures a Panamera wing will spend most of its days stowed or at the initial setting, a mild angle that generates slight negative lift without greatly affecting the drag coefficient (0.29 ...

On this best performing aerofoil, at almost all angles of attack lift was increased and drag was reduced, compared with the denticle-free control. The denticle aerofoil even generated lift at zero ...

Lift and Drag. By David Levin and Dan Hart; Posted 09.30.10; NOVA; Without the aerodynamic forces of lift and drag, aircraft would be unable to fly, wind turbines would not spin, and countless ...