(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?
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A
2,300 pounds.
B
3,400 pounds.
C
4,600 pounds.✓ Correct Answer
Explanation
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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