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Old 22nd Jun 2011, 12:03
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Actually,

The Radius of Turn = Vsquared / [g.tanθ]

Where θ is the angle of bank, and V the TAS, you would then need to take the time of the turn to account for the wind effect.

For a 30º AoB turn, this equates fairly accurately to:

Radius = [V/200]squared

Using the circular slide rule (which I carry in the aircraft):

---Radius-------GS
-----+-------------+----
-----GS-----------400

So, for;
  • 100 knots, Radius = 0.25 nm
  • 200 knots, radius = 1 nm
  • 250 knots, radius = 1.6 nm

... which is why I would start my turn at 1.3 miles or so at 220 knots .. but that's just me
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