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standard rate turn

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standard rate turn [′stan·dərd ¦rāt ′tərn]
(aerospace engineering)
A turn in an aircraft in which heading changes at the rate of 3° per second.


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Carefully descending to about 70 feet, the pilot flew a standard rate turn, just above stall speed, until he could distinguish the LSO's lighted suit and paddles, usually not before the last 45 degrees of turn.
 
 
 
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