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  2. Banked turn - Wikipedia

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    A banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn.For a road or railroad this is usually due to the roadbed having a transverse down-slope towards the inside of the curve.

  3. Aircraft flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Flight path angle γ: is the angle between horizontal and the velocity vector, which describes whether the aircraft is climbing or descending. Bank angle μ: represents a rotation of the lift force around the velocity vector, which may indicate whether the airplane is turning.

  4. Engine configuration - Wikipedia

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    The angle between cylinder banks is called the 'bank angle'. Engines with multiple banks are shorter than straight engines of the same size, and will often have better engine balance characteristics, resulting in reduced engine vibration and potentially higher maximum engine speeds.

  5. Flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    The equilibrium roll angle is known as wings level or zero bank angle, equivalent to a level heeling angle on a ship. Yaw is known as "heading". A fixed-wing aircraft increases or decreases the lift generated by the wings when it pitches nose up or down by increasing or decreasing the angle of attack (AOA). The roll angle is also known as bank ...

  6. Aircraft principal axes - Wikipedia

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    An angular displacement about this axis is called bank. [3] A positive rolling motion lifts the left wing and lowers the right wing. The pilot rolls by increasing the lift on one wing and decreasing it on the other. This changes the bank angle. [6] The ailerons are the primary control of bank. The rudder also has a secondary effect on bank. [7]

  7. Standard rate turn - Wikipedia

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    For aircraft holding purposes, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) mandates that all turns should be made, "at a bank angle of 25° or at a rate of 3° per second, whichever requires the lesser bank." [4] By the above formula, a rate-one turn at a TAS greater than 180 knots would require a bank angle of more than 25 ...

  8. Steep turn (aviation) - Wikipedia

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    A steep turn in aviation, performed by an aircraft (usually fixed wing), is a turn that involves a bank of more than 30 degrees. This means the angle created by the axis running along both wings and the horizon is more than 30 degrees. [1] [2] Generally, for training purposes, [3] steep turns are demonstrated and practiced at 45 degrees ...

  9. Attitude indicator - Wikipedia

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    The bank index at the top shows the aircraft angle of bank. Reference lines in the middle indicate the degree of pitch, up or down, relative to the horizon. [2] [1]