Figure 2: Load factor chart

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1. Question 1 · Remote Pilot (Part 107)

   (Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 2.) If an unmanned airplane weighs 33 pounds, what approximate weight would the airplane structure be required to support during a 30° banked turn while maintaining altitude?

   • A.34 pounds.
   • B.47 pounds.
   • C.38 pounds.
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   Correct: C. 38 pounds.

   In a level turn the structure must support the weight times the load factor. Figure 2 gives a load factor of 1.154 at 30 degrees of bank, so 33 lb x 1.154 = 38.1 lb, about 38 pounds (PHAK Ch. 5). 34 lb would correspond to a much shallower bank, and 47 lb (about 1.41 G) to a 45 degree bank.

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2. Question 2 · Private Pilot

   (Refer to figure 2.) If an airplane weighs 2,300 pounds, what approximate weight would the airplane structure be required to support during a 60° banked turn while maintaining altitude?

   • A.2,300 pounds.
   • B.3,400 pounds.
   • C.4,600 pounds.
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   Correct: C. 4,600 pounds.

   Figure 2 shows a load factor of 2.000 at a 60-degree bank in level flight. The structure must support the weight times the load factor: 2,300 x 2.0 = 4,600 pounds. 2,300 pounds would be the 1-G load of straight-and-level flight, and 3,400 pounds would correspond to about 1.5 G, roughly a 48-degree bank.

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