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Approximately what load factor is imposed in a 60-degree-bank level turn?
Choices
✓ About 2 gcorrect
A level 60-degree-bank turn imposes roughly a 2 g load factor.
About 1 g
1 g is straight-and-level flight, not a 60-degree bank.
About 0.5 g
Load factor increases, not decreases, in a level turn.
About 4 g
4 g corresponds to a much steeper bank than 60 degrees.
Why
In a level, coordinated 60-degree-bank turn the load factor is about 2 g, so the wing must produce roughly twice the airplane’s weight in lift.
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