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Old 01-03-2014 | 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by pimmnz
Nothing to do with 'P' factor or anything other than good old torque. The airplane turns left easier (with the torque) than right. Also why it rolls quicker left than right.
Evan, WB #12.
These (P-factor and GP) ARE forms of torque. I was a physics wizz in the day. One of my physics instructors was a Nobel Prize winner, Paul Chu, if that makes any difference (I think not).