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angle of incidence
- The angle that a line (as a ray of light) falling on a surface or interface makes with the normal drawn at the point of incidence.
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The angle at which a wing is fixed to an aircraft's fuselage. It is the angle formed by the chord of the airfoil and the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This longitudinal axis of the aircraft is the imaginary line drawn through the fuselage from the front of the aircraft to the rear of the aircraft.
• AERODYNAMICS AND AERONAUTICS
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