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wambulance

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real quick help
« on: March 16, 2008, 08:55:08 am »
on this picture
http://fs2004.fsdownload.com/fs2004/fa18hud.jpg

it explains most of the things on the HUD but what is the fish looking thing above the Mach speed??
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fael097

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Re: real quick help
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2008, 09:13:13 am »
hahahaha fish looking thing, in fact :P

thats an Alpha, a greek letter, and it indicates your angle of attack  ;)
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wambulance

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Re: real quick help
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2008, 09:21:18 am »
ok thanks so what would it be 3.1 degrees up? on the picture
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Re: real quick help
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2008, 09:51:33 am »
thats your angle of attack... if you don't know whats AoA, you'll find a lot of stuff on google  ;)

basically it's the angle between where your plane is pointing and where you're really moving to

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