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What´s What's the relationship between AOA and Airspeedairspeed?

We know that any aircraft will stall at it´sits stall speed (for ana specific weight, CG position, etc.) but also, that the same airplane will always stall at the same angle of attack. I´ve

I´ve read that IAS is just the easy way to control AOA, because in reality it´sit's all about AOA and nothing to do with airspeed. That when changing IAS we are changing the relative wind and thence AOA. In On the other hand, I know that the critical AOA doesn´t change with weight, (it will always be the same for a given airfoil), but the stall speed will. There

There are also high speed stalls... Im I'm confused. Can we get into a stall without reaching the critical AOA? What´sWhat's exactly the relationship between AOA and IAS? Thank you

What´s the relationship between AOA and Airspeed?

We know that any aircraft will stall at it´s stall speed (for an specific weight, CG position, etc.) but also, that the same airplane will always stall at the same angle of attack. I´ve read that IAS is just the easy way to control AOA, because in reality it´s all about AOA and nothing to do with airspeed. That when changing IAS we are changing the relative wind and thence AOA. In the other hand, I know that the critical AOA doesn´t change with weight, (it will always be the same for a given airfoil), but the stall speed will. There are also high speed stalls... Im confused. Can we get into a stall without reaching the critical AOA? What´s exactly the relationship between AOA and IAS? Thank you

What's the relationship between AOA and airspeed?

We know that any aircraft will stall at its stall speed (for a specific weight, CG position, etc.) but also, that the same airplane will always stall at the same angle of attack.

I´ve read that IAS is just the easy way to control AOA, because in reality it's all about AOA and nothing to do with airspeed. That when changing IAS we are changing the relative wind and thence AOA. On the other hand, I know that the critical AOA doesn´t change with weight (it will always be the same for a given airfoil) but the stall speed will.

There are also high speed stalls... I'm confused. Can we get into a stall without reaching the critical AOA? What's exactly the relationship between AOA and IAS?

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What´s the relationship between AOA and Airspeed?

We know that any aircraft will stall at it´s stall speed (for an specific weight, CG position, etc.) but also, that the same airplane will always stall at the same angle of attack. I´ve read that IAS is just the easy way to control AOA, because in reality it´s all about AOA and nothing to do with airspeed. That when changing IAS we are changing the relative wind and thence AOA. In the other hand, I know that the critical AOA doesn´t change with weight, (it will always be the same for a given airfoil), but the stall speed will. There are also high speed stalls... Im confused. Can we get into a stall without reaching the critical AOA? What´s exactly the relationship between AOA and IAS? Thank you