[Land-speed] Car Spins

[neil at dbelltech.com]

Skip;

I've read that a Corsair could stand on one wingtip if the throttle was
advanced too quickly on takeoff. That was a big radial engine swinging a
huge prpellor.

Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ

-----Original Message-----
From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Skip Higginbotham
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:50 AM
To: Keith Turk; Wester Potter; Larry Mayfield; DaveDahlgren
Cc: LSR
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Car Spins

"Torque steer" in aircraft is referred to as "P factor" and occurs 
mostly during climb to altitude. Real torque steer is noticeable in 
aircraft with a single powerful engine when initiating takeoff roll 
and using a lot of power. eg, P-51 Mustang needs a lot of rudder on 
takeoff with 50" manifold pressure or more.

Skip





At 01:54 AM 6/11/2009, Keith Turk wrote:
>Mayf.... my guess would be torque steer...  I've heard airplanes 
>have issues with it too... ( not a Real airplane pilot )...
>
>K _______________________________________________