The induced angle of attack () for an elliptic lift distribution is derived based on the lift distribution of an elliptically loaded wing. The elliptic lift distribution is a theoretical idealization commonly used in aerodynamics for its desirable characteristics. It’s a distribution where the lift generated by each spanwise station is proportional to the local chord length.
- : Induced angle of attack.
- : Circulation at midspan measured in square meters per second ().
- : Wingspan of the wing, measured in meters ().
- : Freestream velocity (velocity far away from the airfoil), measured in meters per second ().