Question

During level turning operation my aircraft has load factor of 2. Find the required bank angle for this level turning operation.

(a) 60°

(b) 60rad

(c) 120rad

(d) 2.1rad

This question was addressed to me in an interview for job.

My query is from Flight Mechanics topic in chapter Performance and Flight Mechanics of Aircraft Design

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) 60°

The explanation: Bank angle = arccosine (1/load factor) = arccosine (1/2) = arccosine 0.5 = 60°.