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Old 8th June 2021 | 17:48
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EXDAC
 
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From: DM33
Originally Posted by Fl1ingfrog
The torque is always there, as any tail wheel pilot knows. It is especially noticeable throughout the take-off phase when the pilot raises the tail.

A good experiment is to adapt a bicycle wheel (a handle on the axel) to use as a gyro. Spin it and attempt to change its plane of rotation, you will not find it easy but will learn a lot very simply.
Are you, perhaps in both examples, confusing torque with gyroscopic precession?
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