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. It was undamaged, it just came apart.

Torque 52

Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

After shutting down and being towed back to the hangar, he discovered he had mistakenly set his rudder trim to the left instead of the right. One of Elmers fellow trainees had to abort takeoff due to rising temperatures, and when Elmer checked his own gauges, he realized he was in the same predicament.

Pilot 105

Pilot Torque Rudder Runway 105

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll. This is the tendency to dig in the left tip float during takeoff while countering engine torque. An elegantly simple rope system inside the fuselage raises and lowers the Gweduck’s water rudder mounted inside the base of the main rudder (right).

Airplanes 77

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77