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Understanding Left-Turning Tendencies in Airplanes

Northstar VFR

Torque is most noticeable when power is applied suddenly for example, during takeoff. This force pushes the tail to the right, causing the nose to yaw left. The same way you would counteract any of the other left turning tendencies By applying right rudder pressure to keep the nose aligned with the runway.

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The Role of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation

Pilot Institute

The complication with helicopters is that the main rotor is driven by an engine that applies a twisting force (torque) to spin it. This is called torque reaction, and if its left unchecked, the helicopter fuselage will spin in the opposite direction of the main rotor. These rotors create equal and opposite torques that cancel out.

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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

The deicing boots seem to mate so smoothly with the wings and tail that the only way to tell where that happens is that they are different colors. Pulling the prop back to 1,500 rpm (from its normal 1,700 rpm) reduces the noise level but does not change speed or fuel burn as the autothrottle adjusts torque. gph fuel burn.

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A Cardinal Problem

Air Facts

With its sleek, cantilever wing and raked tail, it seemed like a step up from the more pedestrian Skyhawk. My next idea was something I had learned as a relatively new pilot: a firm bounce on the runway using the main gear. This wasn’t a big city airport, so no foamed runway. It was clear he wouldn’t make the runway.

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Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Fear of Landing

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The pilot told the airport tower controller that he may need the runway. The controller asked the pilot to report when two miles out and to expect runway 28. It rotated several times before crashing into the grass north of runway 28.

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The Fenestron Factor: Cabri G2 Crash in Gruyéres

Fear of Landing

The Cabri G2 comprises a shrouded tail rotor, usually referred to as a “Fenestron” (a registered trade mark of Eurocopter) that was proven to provide excellent maneuverability in every flight condition, in every direction of flight up to 40 kt at least. They crashed into a field east of the runway, breaking the skids off.

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Overcoming the Five Most Common Landing Errors

Flight Training Central

1) High Roundout Sometimes when the airplane appears to temporarily stop moving downward, the roundout has been made too rapidly and the airplane is flying level, too high above the runway. This would result in the airplane stalling and dropping hard onto the runway. Porpoising can also be caused by improper airspeed control.