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Record 1 1993-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

The highest alpha explored so far reached 32 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

Les entrées d'air sont fixes mais elles ont jusqu'à présent tenu leurs promesses aux forts angles d'attaque jusqu'à Mach 1,9 (l'incidence maximale - alpha atteinte à ce jour en essais est de 32).

OBS

En aérodynamique, on désigne l'angle d'incidence par le signe grec «alpha».

Spanish

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