The radius of turn in the Turning Flight Calculator represents the distance from the center of the turn to the point where the aircraft completes a full turn while executing a coordinated turn. It is a measure of the curvature of the flight path during the maneuver. The formula to calculate radius of turn () in turning flight.
Where:
- is the radius of turn (in meters or feet),
- is the true airspeed of the aircraft (in meters per second or feet per second),
- is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.81 m/s^2),
- is the load factor.