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Old 18th March 2010 | 21:43
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Distance Between Two Planes With Different Turn Radiuses

Is there a method for calculating the distance between two planes turning at a common point, traveling at the same speed and simultaneously performing turns with two different turn radiuses?

For example:

Plane A begins a turn with a 10,000 foot turn radius at waypoint "X".
Plane B begins a turn with a 20,000 foot turn radius at waypoint "X".

Each plane has a different Rate of Turn (in degrees per second) after 5 seconds.

What is the distance between the two planes after 5 seconds?

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