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Old 01-17-2003 | 06:15 PM
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HarryC
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Default G- Forces on Jets

A level turn with 60 degrees of bank, not gaining or losing height, is 2G end of story. Regardless of microlight or Concorde, weight, speed or anything else, 60 degrees banked level turn is 2G. It is determined by the geometry of the inclined lift vector, and nothing else. The speed at which you are travelling then determines the diameter of the turn and the rate of heading change.

Harry