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Old 30th Sep 2019, 13:19
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Originally Posted by cats_five
If the turn is balanced and airspeed is constant the only extra force on the load is some g - how much depends on the angle of bank.
and what causes the increase in G load??? increase in angle of attack, if the speed being flown is not increased as a factor of stalling speed (min maneuver) to account for the increased AOA during the bank,or the wing is not unloaded by reducing the pitch (AOA),(thus changing the aircraft's trajectory) the classic stall/spin occurs..one of the most prevalent accident scenarios in general aviation today..

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