Rate of Turn Calculator

The rate of turn formula in aviation relates to the angular velocity of an aircraft as it changes direction in flight. It is typically expressed in degrees per second (°/s) or radians per second (rad/s). The formula for calculating the rate of turn (ROT) is:

• $ROT$ is the rate of turn (in radians per second)
• $g$ is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.81 m/s29.81m/s2 or 32.2 ft/s232.2ft/s2)
• $\text{bank}$ is the angle of bank (the angle between the aircraft’s longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane) in radians
• $V$ is the true airspeed of the aircraft in meters per second or feet per second.