Broadsword2004
Registered User
Okay, this question is just off of a basic thing about helicopters that I was thinking of in regards to single-engine prop aircraft. I am not sure, so anyways, with a helicopter, a counteracting rotor is needed to keep the helo from spinning out of control, since the engine turning the rotor in one direction causes the fuselage to turn in the opposite direction (Newton's law).
So anyhow, does the same thing apply to single-engine prop aircraft (i.e. the engine turns the propeller in one direction, so the fuselage tries to turn in the other direction)?
Or does it "try" to turn the fuselage, but since the aircraft only gets airborn once it is moving at a forward speed, does the wind on the wings prevent this?
The reason I ask is because I've heard that powerful enough aircraft (like certain aerobatics planes) can "hang" on their prop, so if they can do that, without turning in a circle opposite that of their propeller, is there something that prevents the engine from turning the plane around?
Oh, and BTW, I hadn't noticed the Apache thread got expanded on, so thanks for info on the rolls (aerilon roll, barrel roll, and the videos).
So anyhow, does the same thing apply to single-engine prop aircraft (i.e. the engine turns the propeller in one direction, so the fuselage tries to turn in the other direction)?
Or does it "try" to turn the fuselage, but since the aircraft only gets airborn once it is moving at a forward speed, does the wind on the wings prevent this?
The reason I ask is because I've heard that powerful enough aircraft (like certain aerobatics planes) can "hang" on their prop, so if they can do that, without turning in a circle opposite that of their propeller, is there something that prevents the engine from turning the plane around?
Oh, and BTW, I hadn't noticed the Apache thread got expanded on, so thanks for info on the rolls (aerilon roll, barrel roll, and the videos).