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The airspeed of an airplane is 850 km/hr, and there is a wind blowing southwest at 30 km/hr.

If the airplane needs to head due south, at what angle does the pilot need to fly the plane?

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Answer:

α = αG − αZL

thos is the equation for the absoulute angle of attack

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