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In a descending turn, which wing has a higher AOA?

a)The left wing
b)The right wing
c)The outer wing
d)The inner wing

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In a descending turn, the inner wing has a higher Angle of Attack (AOA) to maintain lift and prevent the airplane from slipping toward the lower wing.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a descending turn, the wing with the higher Angle of Attack (AOA) is commonly the inner wing. This is because during a banked turn, the inner wing moves slower and covers less distance than the outer wing. The lower speed of the inner wing reduces its lift as compared with the outer wing, and to compensate for this, pilots will often increase the AOA of the inner wing. Doing this maintains lift and helps prevent the airplane from slipping towards the lower wing, which in a descending turn to the left would be the left wing and in a descending turn to the right would be the right wing.

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