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Old 14th Oct 2009, 21:45
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Tricycle landing gear with a clockwise rotating prop there will be left turning tendencies through the centripetal forces acting when the tyres contact the surface and of course the torque effect of the prop - the latter may be compensated by the residual slipstream across the vertical tailplane at idle settings but in principal it is still there. Proper rudder control is the key - but we all know that don't we?
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