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Old 04-22-2011, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 617Squadron View Post
Turning to the right tends to cause you to roll faster, as you are working with the engine torque, not against it. Left rolls can be slower as you are fighting the torque.
Not quite. Engine torque and propeller torque are two different things. The propeller counteracts the engine torque, because usually the prop turns in the opposite direction of the engine from using a reduction gear between the engine and prop and also, it puts much more torque on the airframe than the crank.

So, with a clockwise turning propeller, viewed from the cockpit, your aircraft will roll faster to the left but also turn better to the left. And vice versa.
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