360 deg. turn by jets banked almost 90 deg....How?
07-04-2009, 12:19 PM
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RE: 360 deg. turn by jets banked almost 90 deg....How?
Certainly the increased lift in the aircraft's symmetry plane (force that goes straight up from the pilot's point of view), contributes to a fighter's ability to do a level turn near 90 degrees angle of bank. You could even come up with a formula relating the required acceleration to bank angle: Nz = 1 / cos(bank_angle). However, I don't think you can overlook the role played by magic here.
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RE: 360 deg. turn by jets banked almost 90 deg....How?
At least one wing is useful for roll control, and to hold enough fuel to get back to base. Sometimes new options may present themselves when least expected:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EXtBEaBbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EXtBEaBbs
