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Is the centripetal acceleration when an aircraft turns related only to the load factor?
My question is about aircraft load factor and how it relates to turning ability.
I've recently come across this chart for the F-16 that shows the turn rate in degrees per second and the load factor ...
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Why does the maximum allowable load factor vary with airspeed in some aircraft?
In this ASE answer What is the maximum safe bank angle of a 747?, the author writes:
If we stay with stationary turns (without the "falling out of the sky"
part), the maximum bank angle is ...
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What are the loads in a horizontal stabilizer? [closed]
I am doing a project and I can't really find any complete information on how to estimate and calculate de loads (lift, weight, drag...) in a horizontal stabilizer.
If someone could give me good papers ...
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How is it possible that the design criteria for turbulence intensity has nearly doubled, but the manoeuvring load factor is the same?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/25.341
Here it says the turbulence intensity used for certification is 90 feet per second. Before, it was 50 feet per second, that section was added in 1981. So ...
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In wing design, how is factor of safety related to G-limits?
What does factor of safety mean with regard to the maximum G force an aircraft is rated for? Does a rating of 3Gs mean the same as a safety factor of 3? Or is there some extra margin?
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Can accelerations be used to calculate load factors?
Can I use the z accelerations to calculate the load factor in that axis? Please explain how or why not.
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What is the effect of the Load Factor on wing Structures?
I am quite confused with the definition of Load factor and how it applies to the wing structures of an aircraft.
For example, you have an Aircraft being subjected to a Load Factor of 2 and whose ...
