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Old October 15th 06, 04:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Default 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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