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Old 01-18-2014, 06:11 PM   #9
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Default Torque Effect

This Torque Effect is particularly noticeable in single engine airplanes...from today's Cessna... to the P-47 Thunderbolt of WWII fame.

On takeoff..when you Add Power..you need to ADD RIGHT Rudder to counteract the tendency of the plane to Veer Off the runway to the left.

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