The latest issue of Kitplanes (August 2004) has a "Wind Tunnel" article by Barnaby Wainfan that explains the importance of angles in aircraft design and flight performance. It talks about stall indirectly, but mentions directly the reason why a number of the faster O-200 powered KR2s fly nose low, why this is not beneficial, and the fix.
>RE: Angle of attack is the relative wind (not the path of the airplane >through the air) > > Thanks, Larry, now I understand what made that work that way. Larry Severson Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 968-9852 lar...@socal.rr.com