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30th July 2006 | 15:08

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Old Smokey

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Correct as it stands if seen as a "one liner" in a computer programme, or as a sequence to be followed if using a calculator.
Written as a conventional formula, it looks more like this -

Turn Radius = TAS^2 /(Tan Bank Angle X G)

Regards,

Old Smokey