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Old 4th Nov 2020, 14:25
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212man
 
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Originally Posted by Robbo Jock
I would have thought that a 45 deg turn at max gross would suddenly put you at 1.4 x max gross so you'd be exceeding that one.
If that was the case the RFM would have a limitation section like this:

”when departing at MAUM/MTOW, maintain straight and level flight avoiding turbulence. Once 10% fuel burn achieved turns using up to 10 degrees of bank may be carried out. After 20% fuel burn achieved angle of bank may be increased to 20 degrees.......etc”

Doesn't sound very practical does it? Hence design and certification standards (Part 27/29) have multiple safety margins built in, including load factor.
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