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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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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 ...
