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Originally Posted by AndyJWest
Ok, I'll admit to an obvious typo - now corrected.
I can't see much point in arguing torque vs gyroscopic precession unless you can explain how the torque changes as the result of a turn.
And please read what other people have written regarding turns:
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? And if you disagree, can you explain why?
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I'm not really going to get in complex discussion on this here Andy
How it is not completely obvious to you that a small light weight plane traveling at a lower speed will turn tighter than a larger heavier plane traveling at greater speed, yet both can be achieving the same G-force ... well .. I don't know what to say .. think Zeke vs P-38 ..
Turning with the direction of torque will result in slightly better turn, with regards to WWII and modern single engine aircraft
Gyroscopic effects are relatively minor with inline engines because the rotating mass is relatively minor in relation to the mass of the plane
Perhaps I've not paid close enough attention, however I've not noticed Gyroscopic precession effects in IL-2 and only torque effects on take-offs
Again, it would be useful to know whether or not IL-2 models gyroscopic precession at all .. in these aircraft types, even single prop ( 2 or 4 engined planes cancel out with counter rotation ) types, the effect is likely so minor in real terms, that it may not have been worth the CPU cycles to include.
Rheinbeck pilots of rotary engined Camel claim the aircraft's ability to turn to the right so much better than to the left is more due to torque than gyroscopic precession .. though to some degree they too notice the tendency for the nose to rise and the requirement to apply down - inside rudder , which in turn slows the plane to stall speed if one tries to maintain altitude .. where to the right, the nose will tend to dive requiring up - outside elevator to maintain level flight .. however, it seems (not sure here) that because one is going in the direction of the torque and tending to dive, speed can be maintained better to prevent stalls
regardless .. I'm here to get news about the release and features of 4.10 and don't desire to add more pages to this thread