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Old 2nd November 2010 | 11:23
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mad_jock
 
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I believe its because of your old prop theory vector diagram.

When the prop is stationary it is always stalled in level flight because you have lost the vector to do with the rotation of the prop. If you hurl the thing around a bit you can get the angle of attack below the stall angle of the prop and then it starts creating lift which then turns it thus lowering the angle of attack etc etc.

For Bingo possible bull!!!! alert
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