[ChankyChank]

I don't understand how the starboard wing could stall prior to the port wing...It would be interesting to read about if anyone knows the answer. All single engine prop driven aircraft have left turning tendencies-P-Factor, Torque, spiraling slipstream, gyroscopic precession. P-Factor occurs at low airspeeds and high angles of attack when the descending blade(s) create more thrust than the ascending blade(s) due to a higher angle of attack. Because of this there is a center of thrust created on that side. This and torque are the primary causes for the left turning tendency in single engine aircraft. Because of this higher center of thrust on the descending side of the blade, there is a higher center of lift directly aft of this area which could perhaps explain why one wing would stall prior to the other. If this is true Corsairs must have been very susceptible to spins (spin=the result of an uncoordinated stall in which one wing is more stalled than the other). However this theory wouldn't work if the Corsair's propeller rotated clockwise because the port wing would be the first to stall.