BankedTurn:

Path: ACPro/ACPerformance

% Compute properties for a banked turn.

   Type BankedTurn for a demo.
   Since version 5.
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   Form:
   [r, v] = BankedTurn( n, phi )
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   Inputs
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   v               (1,:) Velocity (m/s)
   phi             (1,:) Bank angle (rad)

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   Outputs
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   n               (1,:) Lift/weight
   r               (1,:) Turning radius (m)

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   Reference: Mair, W. and D. L. Birdsall, "Aircraft Performance,"
              Cambridge, p. 217-218.
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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