East River turning radius
mike regish writes:
Meaning that a descending turn will produce a smaller G force, correct?
You would have to be accelerating downward, and not just descending at
a constant speed. The greater the rate of acceleration, the smaller
the acceleration due to gravity, and the smaller the overall G force.
The smaller the acceleration due to gravity, the greater the bank
angle for a given turn. If there is no gravity at all (i.e., the
aircraft is vertically in free fall), all turns will have a bank angle
of 90°.
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