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Old 29th Nov 2003, 16:31
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Think of it this way:-

You are travelling in straight and level flight. The ball is in the middle.

You put on left bank with no turn. The ball goes left due to the aircraft tipping on its left side.

Apply rudder to make the aircraft turn. Centrifugal force pushes the ball out to the right, back to the centre of the tube. You are now turning, in balance, with the ball in the middle.
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