An aircraft executes a horizontal loop at a speed of 720 km/h with its wings banked at 15°. What is the radius of the loop?

Given:

Speed of aircraft, v = 720 Km/h = 200ms^-1

Banking of aircraft, Θ = 15°

Let radius of loop = R m

We know that, radius of loop has the following relation,

R = v²/ (g tan Θ) …(1)

→ R = 14925.37 m

→ R = 14.92 Km