Answer by Sanchises for How is a "turning polar" constructed?
I think it's much more intuitive to draw this "turn polar" in terms of airspeed instead of turn radius. Note that bank angle directly relates to centripetal acceleration, which together with airspeed...
View ArticleAnswer by quiet flyer for How is a "turning polar" constructed?
It looks to me that, to draw each small polar (for 20°, 30°, 40°, 50°,60° bank), the bank angle is fixed and all possible pitch angles are"flown"; the resulting turn radius and sinking speed produce...
View Article
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
How is a "turning polar" constructed?
To start with something familiar: here's a flight polar. As we learned, the best glide speed is found by starting at the 0,0 point, and drawing a line tangent to the sink rate line. The intersection...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....
