Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

N9505C in the movie “Always” As discussed in that previous article, this Catalina, N9505C, was converted to a “Super-Cat”, with its engines upgraded to Wright R-2600s and its rudder enlarged and squared off to counteract the torque of the more powerful engines. Flown by Robert P. Schlaefli, the owner of SLAFCO, Inc.,

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Torque Rudder Airline Airlines 116

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This engine, paired with a contra-rotating propeller system to cancel out the torque, gave the plane its blistering speed. 72’s power was its incredible Fiat AS.6 6 engine, a 24-cylinder monster that produced an almost unimaginable 3,100 horsepower. But the road to this record was far from smooth.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 28, 2024

Reducing the lift and decreasing the torque effect helped to stabilize the helicopter. The pilot lowered the collective lever by 50%, which decreases the pitch angle of the main rotor blades and thus reduces the lift generated by the rotor. They crashed into a field east of the runway, breaking the skids off.

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Rudder Tail Lift Knot 111

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Helicopter Controls Helicopter pilots utilize three main controls: the cyclic, collective, and anti-torque pedals. Anti-torque pedals manage the tail rotor’s thrust, countering the main rotor’s torque to maintain directional control and stability. Why is helicopter flight control more challenging?

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

Remember that torque will be created as power is applied; therefore, it will be necessary to use rudder pressure to keep the airplane straight as it settles onto the runway. When ballooning is excessive, it is best to EXECUTE A GO-AROUND IMMEDIATELY; DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE THE LANDING.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 31, 2025

The new generation of workers are looking for more tools than just a torque wrench or even a borescope. To improve recruitment and retention rates, MROs need to understand and empathize with the new generation of technicians.

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Torque Approach 40

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Since my next adventure is total knee replacement on my anti-torque side, I need endurance and strength on that leg, in addition to pushing on the brakes. Obvious recovery goals include being able to get in and out of the airplane, operate all the controls with sufficient force, and maybe push the plane around on the ground.

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Torque Airplanes Aileron Pilot 76

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.

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Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

This device was designed to counteract the torque of the XT40. While the XF-84H did demonstrate incredible acceleration, it was plagued with problems.

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Torque Cockpit Jet Knot 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

The airplane began to torque to the left, and I was just about to pull the power to idle before the left wing hit the nearby tree when the left float let go, and we jumped forward into deeper water. This time, I pushed the throttle all the way to the stop. The prop threw spray rearward as the airplane vibrated from the blast.

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Airplanes Torque Tail Pilot 80

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

The airplane began to torque to the left, and I was just about to pull the power to idle before the left wing hit the nearby tree when the left float let go, and we jumped forward into deeper water. This time, I pushed the throttle all the way to the stop. The prop threw spray rearward as the airplane vibrated from the blast.

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Airplanes Torque Tail Pilot 78

Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

Theres a big, 300 horsepower Continental engine up front and it creates plenty of torque that needs to be offset in climb (which can take 25 minutes if youre going high). No rudder trim. Like the lack of nose wheel steering, the lack of rudder trim has always bothered me.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 98

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There is no information as to whether the captain signed off on the inoperative pack or if this could have affected the de-icing system.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 104

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The rotational force thats needed to move an object about an axis is called torque. The simplest formula for torque is: Torque = F x L L is the distance between the object and the axis of rotation, also called the moment arm. Next, the aircraft designer needs to figure out where to place the aileron along the wingspan.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

I was prepared for the torque because people told me about it, but I was pushing as hard as I could to keep it straight. With 3,000 horsepower, you can’t just give it full throttle because it’ll run you off the runway. So, I ran it up to 30 inches that first time and released the brakes. It was that fast.”

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Cockpit 105

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

These are called left turning tendencies and include P-factor, spiraling slipstream, torque, and gyroscopic precession. To counteract this, the pilot presses on the right rudder pedal to control the yaw of the nose back to the right until the longitudinal direction is straight again.

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Stability 52

AV Web

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The clamp can fail prematurely if someone over-torqued the t-bolt. The bands are secured with a t-bolt and trunnion mechanism that is either riveted or spot-welded in place, and over time, the spot-weld can generate cracks leading to the failure of the clamp.

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Torque Pilot Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

The complication with helicopters is that the main rotor is driven by an engine that applies a twisting force (torque) to spin it. This is called torque reaction, and if its left unchecked, the helicopter fuselage will spin in the opposite direction of the main rotor. These rotors create equal and opposite torques that cancel out.

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Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Had he taken off in that configuration, the engines torque, P-factor, gyroscopic precession, and spiraling slipstream would have sent him into an uncontrollable left turnan almost certain disaster. 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.

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Pilot Torque Rudder Runway 105

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

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. [Photo by Randy Malmstrom] Note the 6-inch long stall strip located on the leading edge of the starboard wing just outboard of the guns.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 17, 2024

Furthermore when reproducing the missing wing, it was not taken into account that originally the Macchi wings had different lengths to counteract the torque effect generated by the rotation of the propeller and therefore the current wingspan of the Folgore is about twenty centimeters shorter than to what it should have been. 205 standard.

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Torque Pilot Aileron Tail 133

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The sound of a round engine, the feel of power and torque, and the legacy of military aviation all in one enchanting package. Visit nearly any airshow or large fly-in, and its easy to find oneself dreaming of warbird ownership. Typically, such packages cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.

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Torque Airplanes Thrust Hangar 59

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 21, 2025

” As Eldridge began unhooking and disconnecting everything and slid the canopy back, the Corsair was slowing down and the torque of the 4360 had pulled the aircraft into a steep diving turn to the right. Eldridge told AOPA in July 1994, “I pulled the power back, but it still kept running rough, so I pulled up and called a Mayday.”

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In order to minimize the effects of torque on the aircraft, the Shiun was equipped with the MK4D variant of the Kasei engine, which was modified to accept contra-rotating two-bladed propellers. Internally called the K-10, its contract for the IJN was initially dubbed the Navy Type 2 High-speed Reconnaissance Seaplane.

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Drag Stability Torque Airfoil 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 3, 2024

inches) to counteract the torque from the Monsone engine. The armament consisted of four Breda-SAFAT machine guns (two 12.7mm guns in the nose, and two 7.7mm guns in the wings). One distinguishing feature of the Folgore was the fact that its left wing was extended by 21 centimeters (8.5 91981 356-8.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Watch out for torque effect (especially if you are in high-powered aircraft) since the increase in power can cause the nose to yaw to the left. Depending on your stalling configuration, you may already be at full throttle. If so, you don’t need to worry about this step. This requires rudder input to maintain directional control.

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Stability Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Lift 52

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One doesnt need high performance in high ceilings, you need torque in low ceilings at airshows. Photo by Matthias Dorst via Randy Malmstrom] A handful or so years ago, the 3-blade prop was swapped out for a 4-paddle prop, I gather to aid in cooling and also to improve torque increase RAM-air pressure to the supercharger at low air speeds.

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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.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

50 caliber machine guns as opposed to the F4F-4’s six, and the installment of wing-mounted hard points for two 250 lb bombs or six unguided rockets, and does not have the tall tail associated with the FM-2 to counteract the torque from an upgraded engine.

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Hangar Torque Ferry Flight Pilot 116

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 20, 2025

According to Jose, regular checks, especially at intervals of 25 hours, should include valve adjustments and head torquing to keep the engine in top form. Maintaining engines in their optimal conditions is vital for longevity. For those operating engines less frequently, he stressed the importance of regular use.

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