[TheForge] Safety -- Turning Things Off

robert hensarling rhrocker at hilconet.com
Mon May 26 21:51:10 EDT 2008


Well, actually, I believe that warbirds, and any aircraft powered by a prop, 
needs a lot of right rudder, not aileron, for that  reason.  Jet aircraft do 
not have this problem, unless it's a turboprop.


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> On May 26, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Andrew Vida wrote:
>> In case you're not aware, those high powered warbirds need a lot of right 
>> aileron during takeoff because the engines produce so much torque that 
>> they will flip the planes right over on their backs until the airflow is 
>> strong enough to keep things straight and level.
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> I thought everyone knew that.
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> Bob
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