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Old 2nd December 2012 | 09:59
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DaveReidUK
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Centrifugal force is the "equal and opposite reaction" of the airplane to the change in direction and acts equal and opposite to the horizontal component of lift.
In the days when lecturers were prone to administer a rap over the knuckles with a ruler to encourage learning, I seem to recall that mention of "centrifugal force" was a sure way to get one.
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