diff --git a/test/bench.jl b/test/bench.jl
index 93347449..5e8c3b49 100644
--- a/test/bench.jl
+++ b/test/bench.jl
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ using LinearAlgebra
             z_airf_dist[i, :] .= panel.z_airf
         end
 
-        alphas = collect(-20.0:30.0)
+        alphas = collect(deg2rad.(-20.0:30.0))
         cls = [2π * α for α in alphas]
         cds = [0.01 + 0.05 * α^2 for α in alphas]
         cms = [-0.1 * α for α in alphas]
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 76981ba9..0ccb31ba 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function include_selected_tests()
     should_run_test("solver/test_viscous_drag_correction.jl") && include("solver/test_viscous_drag_correction.jl")
     should_run_test("solver/test_moment_units.jl") && include("solver/test_moment_units.jl")
     should_run_test("solver/test_forwarddiff.jl") && include("solver/test_forwarddiff.jl")
+    should_run_test("solver/test_polar_vectors.jl") && include("solver/test_polar_vectors.jl")
     should_run_test("solver/test_backend_comparison.jl") && include("solver/test_backend_comparison.jl")
     should_run_test("solver/test_wing_directions.jl") && include("solver/test_wing_directions.jl")
     should_run_test("solver/test_unrefined_dist.jl") && include("solver/test_unrefined_dist.jl")
diff --git a/test/solver/test_polar_vectors.jl b/test/solver/test_polar_vectors.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48439163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/solver/test_polar_vectors.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using VortexStepMethod
+using LinearAlgebra
+using Test
+
+"""
+    linear_polar(slope, cd, cm)
+
+POLAR_VECTORS data with `cl = slope * alpha` and constant `cd`, `cm`, for alpha
+from -20° to 30°.
+"""
+function linear_polar(slope, cd, cm)
+    alphas = collect(deg2rad.(-20.0:1.0:30.0))
+    return (alphas, slope .* alphas, fill(cd, length(alphas)), fill(cm, length(alphas)))
+end
+
+"""
+    solve_three_panel_wing(aero_model, polar_pos_y=nothing, polar_neg_y=polar_pos_y)
+
+Solve a flat rectangular wing of three 1 m × 1 m panels at 5° incidence, whose two
+sections on the +y side carry `polar_pos_y` and whose two on the -y side carry
+`polar_neg_y`.
+"""
+function solve_three_panel_wing(aero_model, polar_pos_y=nothing, polar_neg_y=polar_pos_y)
+    wing = Wing(3)
+    for (y, polar) in ((1.5, polar_pos_y), (0.5, polar_pos_y),
+                       (-0.5, polar_neg_y), (-1.5, polar_neg_y))
+        add_section!(wing, [0.0, y, 0.0], [1.0, y, 0.0], aero_model, polar)
+    end
+    refine!(wing)
+    body_aero = BodyAerodynamics([wing])
+    set_va!(body_aero, 15.0 .* [cosd(5), 0.0, sind(5)])
+    solver = Solver(wing.n_panels, wing.n_unrefined_sections; rtol=1e-10)
+    return solve!(solver, body_aero)
+end
+
+@testset "POLAR_VECTORS wing" begin
+    @testset "each panel solves on the average of its two sections' polars" begin
+        sol = solve_three_panel_wing(POLAR_VECTORS,
+            linear_polar(4π, 0.1, -0.02), linear_polar(2π, 0.05, -0.01))
+        @test sol.solver_status == FEASIBLE
+        @test sol.cl_dist ≈ [4π, 3π, 2π] .* sol.alpha_dist
+        @test sol.cd_dist ≈ [0.1, 0.075, 0.05]
+        @test sol.cm_dist ≈ [-0.02, -0.015, -0.01]
+        @testset "the stronger +y side rolls the wing positive about x" begin
+            @test sol.moment[1] > 0
+        end
+    end
+
+    @testset "a 2π·alpha polar matches INVISCID plus its profile drag" begin
+        polar = linear_polar(2π, 0.05, 0.0)
+        sol_polar = solve_three_panel_wing(POLAR_VECTORS, polar)
+        sol_inviscid = solve_three_panel_wing(INVISCID)
+        @test sol_polar.gamma_distribution ≈ sol_inviscid.gamma_distribution rtol=1e-12
+        @test sol_polar.lift_dist ≈ sol_inviscid.lift_dist rtol=1e-12
+        @test sol_polar.cd_dist ≈ fill(0.05, 3)
+        profile_drag = eachcol(sol_polar.f_body_3D .- sol_inviscid.f_body_3D)
+        @test norm.(profile_drag) ≈ sol_polar.drag_dist .* sol_polar.width_dist
+        @test abs(sol_polar.moment[1]) < 1e-10
+    end
+end