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If a 60° banked turn at 100 KIAS is held for too long without sufficient power, the most likely outcome is
Choices
the airplane will accelerate to maximum speed.
Acceleration requires excess thrust; steep turn drag exceeds available thrust at level pitch.
✓ altitude loss followed by speed decay below the.correct
now elevated) accelerated stall speed → unintentional accelerated stall. A 60° banked turn doubles the load factor (2 G) and raises Vs by √2 (~41%). Without enough power, the airplane decelerates (induced drag increases at high AoA) AND descends. Continuing to pull back to maintain altitude raises AoA further until the wing exceeds critical AoA at airspeed > book Vs — accelerated stall. Hands-on lesson: monitor airspeed AND altitude, add power proactively in steep turns.
the airplane will climb steadily.
Without back-pressure increase, airplane descends.
no change in airspeed or altitude.
Load factor change forces speed/altitude change.
Why
now elevated) accelerated stall speed → unintentional accelerated stall. A 60° banked turn doubles the load factor (2 G) and raises Vs by √2 (~41%). Without enough power, the airplane decelerates (induced drag increases at high AoA) AND descends. Continuing to pull back to maintain altitude raises AoA further until the wing exceeds critical AoA at airspeed > book Vs — accelerated stall. Hands-on lesson: monitor airspeed AND altitude, add power proactively in steep turns.
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