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Old 6th Jul 2014, 18:07
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Hope this helps..

OK..remember these basic principles....

1 To maintain height/altitude, lift must equal gravity... any difference between the two will result in the aircraft climbing or descending

2 Remember that lift is perpendicular to the lifting surface(s)

3 In a turn, some of the vertical component is lost..we therefore increase AoA to compensate for that loss.

4 The necessary increase in AoA is determined by the angle of bank... thus if the AoA is increased too much, the aircraft will climb.

Cheers, TP
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