Coriolis bank angle for eastward flight

ID: coriolis-bank-angle-for-eastward-flight

For a locally eastward aircraft velocity at northern latitude , the horizontal Coriolis acceleration is southward with magnitude . Banking to direct part of the lift northward cancels this acceleration. If vertical lift balances weight, the force ratio gives the displayed angle. Including vertical Coriolis acceleration replaces by . This is a local rotational correction, not a full navigation model of motion along a curved latitude circle.

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