Why do the small prop planes...

#1 (**permalink**) 07-14-2003, 05:50 AM

>The left turning tendancy that you

Could also be a crosswind causing the aircraft to weather-vane.

-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*

#2 (**permalink**) 07-14-2003, 09:42 AM

................ taxied a Piper Tomohawk the other day and it was a bitch to
keep straight! Trying to veer left at even walking speed....

Les

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#3 (**permalink**) 07-16-2003, 04:51 AM

Les & Claire wrote:
Engine Torque

#4 (**permalink**) 07-16-2003, 10:00 AM

> Engine Torque

You better not be feeling the effect of engine torque while taxiing. If you
are, you are doing something seriously wrong.

-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*

#5 (**permalink**) 07-16-2003, 12:45 PM

"Kevin" <Kevin@el.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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No, as precisely described before, this is induced by the corkscrew-like
propwash. It is even more pronounced on T-tail A/C as the wash hits the fin
unobstructed by the elevator!

--
Oskar
(retired captain)
"remember, in the great scheme of things, we're all small potatoes!"

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