Questions tagged [load-factor]
The ratio of lift to weight, also related to g units (apparent weight change due to vertical acceleration).
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Why do aircraft have a crossover airspeed, and why does it increase at higher vertical load factors?
According to the NTSB accident report on the crash of USAir Flight 427, all commercial aircraft have a crossover speed (the speed at which the maximum rolling force from the aircraft’s ailerons and ...
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What is the load factor in a descending turn?
Possibly related to How does the load factor vary when the aircraft pitches up/down?
Could you help to settle a debate? I have recently flown a dead-stick approach with a CFI in the right seat. ...
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How does the load factor vary when the aircraft pitches up/down?
I know that when an aircraft starts rolling, it's load factor increases. But can anybody explain how does load factor vary when the aircraft pitches up/down? Does it increase/decrease?
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