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30th May 2002 | 09:53

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Jhieminga, an aircraft flying straight and Level is at a positive angle of attack, and this only gives a low assymetric blade effect (AKA "P" factor) - you are forgetting about torque reaction, slipstream effect and the gyroscopic effect.