(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?

Explanation

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.