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Flight Instructor Patter Ex17

A steep turn is a 45 degree banked turn that maintains altitude and balance. During a steep turn, the horizontal component of lift provides the centripetal force while the vertical component tries to balance the weight but is insufficient, causing descent. To maintain altitude, back pressure is applied to increase the angle of attack and lift. This induces more drag and reduces speed in the turn. Load factors are higher in steep turns due to increased apparent weight. Turning right into the slipstream requires more control input due to increased drag.

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Flight Instructor Patter Ex17

A steep turn is a 45 degree banked turn that maintains altitude and balance. During a steep turn, the horizontal component of lift provides the centripetal force while the vertical component tries to balance the weight but is insufficient, causing descent. To maintain altitude, back pressure is applied to increase the angle of attack and lift. This induces more drag and reduces speed in the turn. Load factors are higher in steep turns due to increased apparent weight. Turning right into the slipstream requires more control input due to increased drag.

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Exercise 17

Steep Turns

Definition

A steep turn is a change of direction at a bank of 45º whilst maintaining balance and altitude.

Forces Acting on a Aircraft During a Steep Turn

Flying straight and level the lift balances the weight thus the altitude remains constant. But in a steep turn
the lift is tilted. The horizontal component of lift acts as the turning force and the vertical component is left
to balance the weight which is not enough. Thus the aircraft will start to descend. So to keep the altitude
constant we need to increase the lift. This can only be done by increasing the angle of attack with back
pressure on the elevator. the increased angle of attack means more induced drag, decreasing the speed
during a steep turn.
LIFT

Centrifugal Centripetal
Force Force

Weight

You will again be experiencing load factor (G’s) as in a medium turn. But it will be more pronounce during
a steep turn.

The effect of slipstream and torque: Rolling to the left will require less aileron and rudder than than
turning to the right which is against the slipstream and torque effect.

The power curves: The power available curve is not effected by the turn but the power required curve
moves upward because of the increased drag during a steep turn.

Maximum Rate Turn:

The increased drag during a steep turn ( due to the increased angle of attack ) decreases the airspeed,
brining it closer to the to the increased stall speed ( due to the higher load factor, higher apparent weight =
increased stall speed ). Extra power is thus needed to over come the added drag.
At maximum power the speed will decrease and the stall speed will increase as the angle of bank is
increased. The maximum rate of turn will be at the maximum angle of bank just before the stall.

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