As angle of attack increases, which of the following also increases?

• A. Drag
• B. Lift
• C. Weight
• D. Thrust

Answer: (B)

Increasing the angle of attack makes the wing generate more lift in normal flight. As the airfoil tilts more into the oncoming air, the airflow over the wing is deflected downward more strongly, producing a larger upward reaction force on the wing. The lift coefficient rises with angle of attack, so lift increases up to the point of stall when the flow can no longer stay attached and lift begins to drop.

Weight stays the same because gravity doesn’t depend on the wing’s orientation in this simple framework, and thrust is determined by engine settings rather than the angle of attack. Drag, on the other hand, also tends to rise as angle of attack increases due to both induced and profile drag, but the primary, direct change tied to increasing angle of attack is the rise in lift, which makes it the best answer in this context.