Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150101:13:10:00
>> correct. it's the angle of the wing in relation to the air passing over it. the critical angle of attack is the angle at which theaerodynamic stall. >> that is what the pilot decides or is it on autopilot? because autopilot, wouldn't it make the decision automatically in terms of angle? >> the computers on the plane would help with that. whether the pilot is hand flying it, which at flight level 370, 380, would be a little bit dicey for pilots to do. because that margin of safety between air speed and critical angle of attack is only three or four knots. >> distance of debris versus the las...
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