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Old 2nd Mar 2010, 14:34
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Keith.Williams.
 
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SYCAMORE

g is the acceleration due to gravity. We have no control over that.

If you mean that we also need to increase pitch to increase lift to maintain altitude in the turn, then you are of course correct. But that does not invaildate the equation.
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