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Old 10-17-2011, 02:05 AM
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Sounds pretty standard to me, Max turn performance in a conventional straight wing aeroplane.
It is and I did not ask you to post it because of some abnormality. I asked you to post it because it specifically warns the pilot NOT to fly in the buffet zone and even to ease off the stick by pushing it forward.


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Max performance turning is done "On the Buzz". A standard exercise is to do this whilst airspeed and G are changing whilst holding the aeroplane on the Buzz throughout without reference to AOA instrumentation etc ... just by feel.
Only in modern FBW....

Aerodynamic buffeting will not increase your turn performance, it will degrade it.

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In the more modern types (FBW with active leading and trailing edge flaps etc) high AOA capabilty and aerodynamic configuration has you in a lot of buffet any time you are close to max turn performance ..
And that "buffet" has nothing to do with the aerodynamics of the aircraft. It is a programed stick shaker placed there by the engineers to let the pilot know he is nearing stall speed and is "On the Buzz" at the point the stability and control engineers put it.

Last edited by Crumpp; 10-17-2011 at 03:46 AM.
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