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The planes I am talking about are everyday passenger plane's, not fighters. Do you know what the angle needs to be for it to create enough lift so the plane can fly?

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  • $\begingroup$ Do you mean Angle of Attack? $\endgroup$ – Bianfable Jun 4 '20 at 11:50
  • $\begingroup$ I do. Thank you $\endgroup$ – Minecraft Noob Jun 4 '20 at 11:55
  • $\begingroup$ That helped a lot. thank you. $\endgroup$ – Minecraft Noob Jun 4 '20 at 11:58
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The angle of attack airplanes fly at while cruising is called the optimum angle of attack (around 4 degrees) which meets the max.(L/D).

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you! I appreciate it. $\endgroup$ – Minecraft Noob Jun 4 '20 at 14:13
  • $\begingroup$ @TrentAlexanderArnold you're most welcome. $\endgroup$ – Hisham I هشام Jun 5 '20 at 13:11

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