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% Compute turning radius and turning rate.
These are a function of the lift/weight ratio and the velocity.
Type TurningRadius for a demo.
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Form:
[r, omega] = TurningRadius( v, n )
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Inputs
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v (1,n) Velocity (m/s)
n (1,m) Lift/Weight
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Outputs
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r (m,n) Radius (m)
omega (m,n) Angular rate (rad/s)
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Reference: Anderson, J. D., "Introduction to Flight, 3rd Edition,"
McGraw-Hill, 1989 p 328.
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Common: General/DeBlankLT Common: Graphics/Mesh2 Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/PltStyle Common: Graphics/XLabelS Common: Graphics/YLabelS Common: Graphics/ZLabelS
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