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Old 13th Jan 2011, 09:59
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Gloom_PL
 
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Higher weight means higher wing load (more mass per square meter), and as the force to compensate grows (centifugal force equals mass times speed over radius of turn), you need either greater radius or higher lift from wing. Of course you can choose to increase power and raise lift, and have the same radius, but it's quite natural to say you'll have a bigger radius.
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