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Old 4th Oct 2009, 15:47
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Keith.Williams.
 
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For JAR exams use

R in meters = (0.51 x TAS) ^2 / g (tan bank ang)

Where TAS is in knots and the 0.51 converts this into m/sec.

Or use 0.515 if you want to be a bit more accurate.

Remember to multiply the TAS by 0.51 before you square it. The mathematically challenged often square the TAS then multiply by 0.51. This does not work!
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