An angle of attack sensor comprising: a housing having an open end and a closed end; a faceplate positioned on the open end of the housing, the faceplate comprising: a periphery at an outer edge of the faceplate; a central opening; and an exterior surface extending from the periphery to the central opening; and a vane assembly extending through the central opening of the faceplate, the vane assembly comprising: a vane hub positioned in the central opening of the faceplate; and a vane connected to the vane hub, the vane comprising: a root connected to the vane hub; a tip opposite the root; a leading edge extending from the root to the tip; a trailing edge extending from the root to the tip opposite the leading edge; a first lateral face extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; and a second lateral face opposite the first lateral face and extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; wherein the first lateral face and the second lateral face are symmetric about a chord of the vane and each have a forward section with an outer surface profile that is nonlinear and geometrically convex from the leading edge to a transition point at a tangent to the widest point of the geometrically convex outer surface profile and each have an aft section with an outer surface profile that extends out to form a diverging wedge shape from the transition point to the trailing edge. a housing having an open end and a closed end; a faceplate positioned on the open end of the housing, the faceplate comprising: a periphery at an outer edge of the faceplate; a central opening; and an exterior surface extending from the periphery to the central opening; and a periphery at an outer edge of the faceplate; a central opening; and an exterior surface extending from the periphery to the central opening; and a vane assembly extending through the central opening of the faceplate, the vane assembly comprising: a vane hub positioned in the central opening of the faceplate; and a vane connected to the vane hub, the vane comprising: a root connected to the vane hub; a tip opposite the root; a leading edge extending from the root to the tip; a trailing edge extending from the root to the tip opposite the leading edge; a first lateral face extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; and a second lateral face opposite the first lateral face and extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; a vane hub positioned in the central opening of the faceplate; and a vane connected to the vane hub, the vane comprising: a root connected to the vane hub; a tip opposite the root; a leading edge extending from the root to the tip; a trailing edge extending from the root to the tip opposite the leading edge; a first lateral face extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; and a second lateral face opposite the first lateral face and extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; a root connected to the vane hub; a tip opposite the root; a leading edge extending from the root to the tip; a trailing edge extending from the root to the tip opposite the leading edge; a first lateral face extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; and a second lateral face opposite the first lateral face and extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge; wherein the first lateral face and the second lateral face are symmetric about a chord of the vane and each have a forward section with an outer surface profile that is nonlinear and geometrically convex from the leading edge to a transition point at a tangent to the widest point of the geometrically convex outer surface profile and each have an aft section with an outer surface profile that extends out to form a diverging wedge shape from the transition point to the trailing edge.