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Old 19th Mar 2010, 03:50
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Capt Fathom
 
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There's not much to work out!

For most jets, your angle of bank is limited to 25deg.

For a 2 min turn and 25deg of bank, the maximum speed is about 170kts.

For a 2 min turn and 30deg of bank, the maximum speed is about 210kts.

With the angle of bank limited, once you exceed those speeds, you won't achieve a standard rate turn!

Eg. At 500kts and 25deg bank, it will take 6 mins to do a 360 turn!

There's an online calculator here that shows what goes on!
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