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angle of bank

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angle of bank
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) the angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft in flight and the horizontal


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The lead began a 60-degree angle of bank descending turn back to the left but his wingman only used 35 degrees angle of bank.
Corkscrew turns rather than a gentle angle of bank mark the final approach, and strong G-forces pull on crew and cargo.
Concerns for his co-pilot and some degree of disorientation possibly distracted the commander from usual instrument scan to the extent that he did notice the increasing angle of bank to the right and helicopter's continuing decent into the sea," the report added.
 
 
 
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