The magnitude of the inertial force (also known as centrifugal force or fictitious force) in flight mechanics is the force experienced by an object, such as an aircraft or its occupants, when it undergoes acceleration in a non-inertial reference frame, like during a turn. It is a force that appears to act outward from the center of curvature of the circular path and is opposite in direction to the centripetal force required to keep the object moving in a circular path.
F=(w/g) *(v^2/r)
- “V” is the speed of the object (in meters per second or feet per second).
- “R” is the radius of the circular path (in meters or feet).
- W is weightÂ
- G is gravity