 standard rate turns vs. constant rate turns...
"Robert Barker" <cowboy_bob99@m> wrote in message
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> Thanks to everyone for all the great input. Dusted off my HP calculator
and
> am running some calcs thanks to Terry. It's pretty obvious now and I'm
> still not sure why my intuition was so off. I should have known better...
>
I actually have an Excel spreadsheet which allows you to plug in your speed
and bank angle, and it calculates the turn time and radius of the turn.,
stall speed increase factor, no of g's pulled and also you can put in a
crosswind to see its effect on turn radius. It also calculates the bank
angle for a rate 1 turn at a given speed. It has a graph showing turn
radius as a function of bank angle and speed and you can put in your strait
and level stall speed and it will show you the stall speed on the graph, so
that you can work out the minimum turn radius at any bank angle ) assuming
you have unlimited power of course ! Basically all the physics of banking
you would probably ever want to know. Mostly prompted by Cain Liddles
tragic accident in New York.
Happy to send a copy to anyone who wants it. All care and no responsibility
of course,
Terry
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