Question

An airplane turns by banking the wings such that the lift of the wings has a component in the direction of the centre of the turn. A pilot wishes to turn the aircraft in a radius of 800.0m while flying at a constant speed of 55.6 m/s. Determine the angle of bank needed.
centipetal acceleration = v^2/R in -x direction
g in -y direction
tan angle = v^2 / gR

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