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Old 19th Feb 2008, 13:46
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matt_hooks
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Well, for a rate one turn (180 degrees per minute) the required bank angle is, approximately, (airspeed/10)+7.

For exapmle at 120 knots, the angle of bank for a rate on turn is 19 degrees.

As for radius etc. that would mean a quick revisiting of the ATPL notes.

If you have an Excel spreadsheet, paste in this:

=ROUND(PRODUCT(E3,E3)/(11.26*TAN(E4*PI()/180)),0)

Cell E3 is the TAS
Cell E4 is the bank angle

gives the radius in feet.

There are several threads about this.

HERE

and

HERE TOO
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