Northstar VFR
MARCH 16, 2025
One of the fundamental aerodynamic concepts in aviation isleft-turning tendenciesthe natural forces that cause an airplane to yaw or roll left, particularly in a single-engine, propeller-driven aircraft. Torque is most noticeable when power is applied suddenly for example, during takeoff. Lets take a quick look at all four of them: 1.
Flight Training Central
MARCH 3, 2025
A wing will always stall at the same angle of attack; however, weight, and bank angle, power setting and load factor may change the speed or the pitch attitude at which the airplane stalls. Also, the weight in the airplane must be properly distributed and balanced. The test standards divide stalls into power off and power on.
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Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
A constant-speed propeller is a propeller that automatically adjusts its blade pitch angle, allowing it to maintain a constant RPM (Revolutions Per Minute), regardless of engine power (torque), airspeed, or altitude. The constant-speed propeller is often referred to as the variable-pitch propeller, in contrast to the fixed-pitch propeller.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 10, 2025
Any airplane developed since the early 1950s needing around 160 hp was probably penned with this engine in mindor its slightly larger but fundamentally similar O-360. cubic inches of it, to create a tidal wave of torque that permits it to run a paltry 2,700 rpm at the max. The familiar great-gray aero engine uses displacement, all 319.8
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
However, as Epic CEO Doug King told FLYING , the airplane was originally designed to be a big-engine, high-performance machine, unlike many manufacturers that start small and progressively add power. We note that the airplane we flew, the first AX off the line, equipped with nearly every option, had a useful load of 2,918 pounds.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Unstable aircraft designs are better suited for high-maneuverability aircraft like aerobatic stunt airplanes or military fighters. The rotational force thats needed to move an object about an axis is called torque.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 12, 2025
Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). So, an airplane with a propeller or jet doesnt need to push on stationary air molecules in the atmosphere; it simply grabs and throws whichever air molecules are available backward.
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