How is AOA defined in Open VSP? and VLM results question

[Mike Vivaldi]

I was wondering how AOA is defined in VSP, is it the angle between the free stream and the X axis or something different?

I am running a VLM analysis on the HSTAB of a transport category jet and using VLM to evaluate the effect of elevator deflection. The analysis is being done at a Re of 22.7M and Mach 0.23 (Sea level ISA). The max CL AOAs results seem very high for a transonic airfoil. Since the airfoil is inverted the negative AOAs would be the same as the upright case. Any insight is appreciated!

[Mike Vivaldi]

The Graphs are CD vs Alpha, CL vs Alpha, and L/D vs Alpha. I was having trouble getting the titles next to the images