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Old 24th Aug 2006, 03:30
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Originally Posted by sudden Winds
Now...the more flaps you have, the less angle of attack you will need to create the same amount of lift, if the angle of attack decreases, then P-Factor decreases, and the yawing moment decreases too... thatīs why the amount of airflow the rudder will need to counteract the yawing moment will be less.
The opposite takes place in airplanes with counterotating engines. The more flaps you have the higher VMCA will be...draw you a pic and think about it.
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I understand the first part but can someone please explain why it would be opposite on counter rotating? The counter rotating suffers from P factor too, maybe Im not drawing this pic right.
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