Question:
I want to know what the average turn radius for a small jet liner aircraft while in the air coming to land, also how far out they line up from the airport.
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I have a cabin in michigan in proximity to an airport and although planes fly over i dont believe they are going to that airport because the angle at which they fly, so ive used google earth and AutoCAD to calculate the minimum turn radius for a plane to land safely on the runway but cannot find if an aircraft is capable of making the turn. Any help would be appreciated.
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I am an airline transport pilot and a retired chair of a university airway science dept. - the turn radius varies (don't you love that?). In general, a plane coming in to land, at an approach speed, turns at a bank angle of 15-20 degrees, and is flying in the vicinity of 150-170 mph. If the airport in question has a control tower, there is usually a published approach that the planes will follow, which may not look like a "normal" approach. Additionally, the aircraft controllers have several options for directing traffic based on weather conditions and/or congestion. You can go to pretty much any local airport and purchase a booklet of "approach plates" which would have the recommended approach to the airport in question IF it has a control tower. If not, the normal approach to a non-tower airport is flying a left hand pattern, first parallel to the runway and in the opposite direction from where the plane will land (downwind), then turning 90 degrees (base) about 1/2 to 1 1/2 miles from the end of the runway, then turning final, while descending throughout base and final. If there are obstacles, the approach will be on the opposite side of the runway.
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For more information on how planes land, there is another official publication, the Airman's Information Manual (commonly called the AIM), which would also be available at any local flight school or airport, which gives an excellent explanation of both turn radii and landing patterns.
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Depends on airspeed and bank angle. More speed = larger turn radius at a given angle of bank. Steeper bank angle = smaller turn radius at a given speed. Therefore: shallower bank and faster speed = larger radius. All that assumes a constant altitude.im looking for ways to help my gf during?
Randy has it right, like so many things in aviation, it depends....it depends on speed, bank etc.edit: I just found this aircraft turn information calculator on line.
input the airspeed, bank, , it gives you the rad, time and speed, check it out at http://www.csgnetwork.com/aircraftturnin...
at a speed of 120 knots with a 30 degree bank ,is 2218 feet, and takes 34 seconds to do a 180 degree turn
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