Open AccessClarification of “Turn Performance of Aircraft”
Author(s) -
William F. Ford
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
siam review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.683
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1095-7200
pISSN - 0036-1445
DOI - 10.1137/1038045
Subject(s) - airspeed , airplane , turn (biochemistry) , aeronautics , turning radius , aerospace engineering , radius , engineering , computer science , physics , computer security , nuclear magnetic resonance
A recent note analyzed the minimum turning radius of an airplane in terms of its airspeed and angle of bank. Unfortunately, some misconceptions concerning the underlying physics were introduced. This note is intended to clarify those areas.
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