>You guys might like this calculator I found on the interwebs:
>http://www.csgnetwork.com/aircraftturninfocalc.html
Using that calculator, and focusing on Bill's Quicksilver,
I'm guessing he'd likely make a 45° banked turn at between 40 and 50 knots.
(with student on-board)
His turn radius at 40 knots is 142 ft, and at 50 knots it's 222 ft.
To do a U-turn (180°) takes 6.6 and 8.2 seconds respectively.
(luv that calculator ;-)
Apart from that, all other principles remain the same.....
His primary turn control was aileron
(to bank the wing)
(and to keep the wing at preferred bank for the duration of the turn)
and then secondary controls elevator and throttle are used mainly
to control airspeed and the altitude,
but can also influence the radius of the turn ...
if Bill really wants to influence the radius by adjusting airspeed.
Mike
.
>http://www.csgnetwork.com/aircraftturninfocalc.html
Using that calculator, and focusing on Bill's Quicksilver,
I'm guessing he'd likely make a 45° banked turn at between 40 and 50 knots.
(with student on-board)
His turn radius at 40 knots is 142 ft, and at 50 knots it's 222 ft.
To do a U-turn (180°) takes 6.6 and 8.2 seconds respectively.
(luv that calculator ;-)
Apart from that, all other principles remain the same.....
His primary turn control was aileron
(to bank the wing)
(and to keep the wing at preferred bank for the duration of the turn)
and then secondary controls elevator and throttle are used mainly
to control airspeed and the altitude,
but can also influence the radius of the turn ...
if Bill really wants to influence the radius by adjusting airspeed.
Mike
.
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