alpha max (English, noun)
expansion: alpha max (countable and uncountable, plural alpha maxes)
Senses:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The maximum angle of attack (AoA), maximum nose-up angle. The highest degree of displacement from (relative) horizontal (the airstream, not the ground level, nor the theoretical flat gravitational surface), that an airplane can achieve and still maintain forward flight (without stalling), at the speed that the aircraft is travelling.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: alpha maxes
tags: plural
form: a max
tags: alternative
form: α max
tags: alternative
form: Vα max
tags: alternative
form: Va max
tags: alternative
form: V alpha max
tags: alternative