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Are solar / geomagnetic storms real risks for commercial aviation?

Minor, typical solar flares do not pose a significant risk to aviation. Flight planning services, such as LIDO, do not typically include specific information on solar flares or solar activity. ...
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Why does the turn tighten in a Spiral Dive as it progresses? Even without applying any elevator control?

It's a case of the planes "static stability" gone amok as the plane circles downward. The lift of the banked wing causes a change in direction, which causes a change in the relative wind on ...
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Why does the turn tighten in a Spiral Dive as it progresses? Even without applying any elevator control?

It's complicated. One factor driving the increase in bank angle is that the outboard wingtip is moving around a larger circle radius, and thus experiencing a higher airspeed, and thus creating more ...
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