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Old 11th December 2012 | 14:05
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John Farley

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Clearly to sustain the maximum turn, you would have to use less than maximum power.
A fighter pilot would use a little less bank and holding the speed and g use the excess power available to gain height in an upward spiral.

A test pilot might do the same to establish steady state data at a range of powers that included more than you needed in a level turn.

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