Airfoil Cockpit Torque 
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll. This is the tendency to dig in the left tip float during takeoff while countering engine torque. The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 2, 2025
(image via AirCorps Aviation) The instrument panel mounts within the black painted bulkhead assembly in this image looking forwards from the cockpit. The two leading off to the lower right are for the cockpit hand pump. image via AirCorps Aviation) This bracket holds the handheld signal lamp on the rear, lefthand side of the cockpit.
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