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How does load factor (G-loading) in a coordinated turn affect stall speed?

Choices

  • Stall speed is independent of load factor.

    Load factor is the dominant variable in maneuvering stall speed.

  • Stall speed increases with the square root of the load factor.correct

    a 60° banked level turn (2 G) increases stall speed by ~41%. In a level turn, lift must equal weight × load factor. Stall speed scales as √(load factor): at 2 G (60° bank) stall speed is √2 ≈ 1.41× the 1 G value. This is why "accelerated stalls" in steep turns occur at airspeeds well above book Vs.

  • Stall speed decreases as bank angle increases.

    Reversed — stall speed increases with bank in a level turn.

  • Stall speed only changes when flaps are extended.

    Flap extension changes stall speed, but load factor is the answer to the question asked.

Why

a 60° banked level turn (2 G) increases stall speed by ~41%. In a level turn, lift must equal weight × load factor. Stall speed scales as √(load factor): at 2 G (60° bank) stall speed is √2 ≈ 1.41× the 1 G value. This is why "accelerated stalls" in steep turns occur at airspeeds well above book Vs.

FAA source: PHAK Ch 5, AFH Ch 4; PHAK Chapter 5 — Aerodynamics of Flightbrowse the reference library →

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