Why do Spitfires turn better than Hurricanes?!

[TomcatViP]

Flat turn at :

60° of bank angle -> 2G
90° of bank angle -> 4G (min)

[BlackbusheFlyer]

Originally Posted by TomcatViP

Flat turn at :

60° of bank angle -> 2G
90° of bank angle -> 4G (min)

Correct

[Viper2000]

90º bank = descent

89.99999º bank = very large, but finite g required to maintain altitude without recourse to slip.

4 g is about 75.5º IIRC; vertical component of lift varies as the cosine of the bank angle, thus load factor required to maintain altitude is 1/cosine of the bank angle.

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by Viper2000

90º bank = descent

89.99999º bank = very large, but finite g required to maintain altitude without recourse to slip.

4 g is about 75.5º IIRC; vertical component of lift varies as the cosine of the bank angle, thus load factor required to maintain altitude is 1/cosine of the bank angle.

he he but 75° was not in the input table Sir. Don't stamp me with a D