Since the plane had a high angle of attack during takeoff and landing ... Concorde was also the first commercial aircraft to use "fly-by-wire," or computer-based flight control.

The feature was a so-called "AOA Disagree" alert, meant to inform pilots of significant discrepancies between the information provided by two angle-of-attack sensors in the nose of the aircraft.

This is perhaps the clearest admission so far from Boeing that at least one aspect of the aircraft's build wasn't done properly. We can't say for certain that an angle of attack disagree alert ...

This results in reduced drag, greater maneuverability, and the ability to fly at a steeper angle of attack. The concept ... advantage that some of the best aircraft were notoriously touchy at ...

PA-25-235’s critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control before crashing onto a busy road in Hollywood, Florida and catching fire, killing the pilot. The ...