The pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of aeronautical knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
BASIC PROPELLER PRINCIPLES - TORQUE AND P FACTOR
To the pilot, "torque" (the left turning tendency of the airplane) is made up of four elements which cause or produce a twisting or rotating motion around at least one of the airplane's three axes. These four elements are:
1. Torque Reaction from Engine and Propeller.
2. Corkscrewing Effect of the Slipstream.
3. Gyroscopic Action of the Propeller.
4. Asymmetric Loading of the Propeller (P Factor).
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