Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Hamilton propeller (9-inch clearance from prop tip to ground or carrier deck) and was generally armed with six.50cal. The large propeller on Corsairs caused a lot of torque at slow speeds which caused the port wing to drop at stalling speeds and creating a tendency for the aircraft to go into a spin. machine guns, eight 5in.

Torque 98

Torque Approach Clearance Tail 98

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Flying in clouds of cold and warm fronts can lead to very small supercooled water droplets which build up as rime ice on the parts of the aircraft exposed to the wind: probes, antennas, and the leading edges of the wings and tail. The crew acknowledged and said that they were at the ideal point of descent and waiting for clearance.

Knot 98

Knot Approach Descent Weather 98

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The chirping we heard was due to excess torque-related motion of the powerplant in the engine compartment. Ray later found that the nuts securing the remaining three mounts were insufficiently torqued by whomever mounted that engine before the Williamson Flying Club bought the airplane in 2021. Dan received the same clearance.

Torque 52

Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

True, a slightly higher aspect ratio wing was desired, which in turn required a larger vertical tail and thus a little extra mass, but the size, approximately 20% larger than a Widgeon, was set. Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll.

Airplanes 80

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 80