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But the air certainly moves fast enough at the moment of taking off, and if the sensors are sensibly sensitive, they should register AoA well before V_1.

EDIT to add:

Hm, Boeing states:

"During rotation, pitch angle is the critical parameter that ensures tail clearance. Once the airplane is airborne and at a sufficient altitude where ground effect and crosswinds do not affect the sensor reading, AOA will provide valid information."

https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_12/attac...




Looking at the FDR for Ethiopia [1], it looks like the AOA sensors disagreed 2 seconds before they left the runway. The sensor disagreement happens after 05:38.43, they started climbing at 05:38:45 and were at 1000ft at 05:39:06 ish if I am reading the PDF image correctly.

[1]http://www.ecaa.gov.et/documents/20435/0/Preliminary+Report+...




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