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Old 5th February 2014 | 18:16
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Ascend Charlie
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From: Great South East, tired and retired
Generally you will find it is around 2.7g

You should be able to maintain a level turn at 60 deg bank = 2 g, plus a fudge factor for turbulence and ham-fisted stick manipulators.

BK117 is listed as +3.5 to -1 because of its rigid rotor head and military pedigree via the BO105
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