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Old 22nd June 2006 | 07:28
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Keith.Williams.
 
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Radius of turn = (TAS squared) / (gTan AOB)

The two aircraft are at the same IAS and altitude so (if we ignore the possibility of temperature differences) we can assume that their TAS are also equal.

If you look at the above equation you will see that weight plays no part in determining the radius. So at the same AOB and TAS both will have the same radius of turn.

In a constant altitude banked the load factor = 1/Cos AOB. In this case both have the same AOB so both have the same load factor.
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