The radius of turn for a pull-up maneuver refers to the distance from the center of the turn to the point where the aircraft completes a full turn while executing an upward pitch maneuver. It is a measure of the curvature of the flight path during the maneuver. This parameter is influenced by factors such as the aircraft’s airspeed, load factor.
The formula to calculate the radius of turn of a pull-up maneuver is:
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.