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On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:03:22 +1100, in ,
d&tm wrote: bank angle = tan ^-1 ( 2*PI*v / g *t ) v= velocity g= gravitational acceleration t = time for 360 degree turn rate PI =3.14159 make sure you use consistant units for v, g and t for SI use v in m/s g = 9.8 m/s^2 t in seconds in imperial g = 32 ft /s^2 ( If I remember correctly) v in ft/sec t in sec Thanks Terry... Couple of questions though... 1. Is the resulting bank angle in radians? 2. Does the formula for the bank angle actually have "2*PI*v / g*t" in it or was it supposed to be "2*PI*v / (g*t)"? |
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