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.

Answer 1

centipetal acceleration = v^2/R in -x direction
g in -y direction
tan angle = v^2 / gR