flywheel is part of the crankshaft though and has no air drag as such
"torque: prop rotates clockwise, aircraft rotates anti-clockwise"
crankshaft rotates (on which the prop is attached) clockwise, inside the engine block. the crankshaft rotates because of the pistons driving the shaft, the pitons push against the engine block, because the pistons/ cranshaft is the movable object when the engine block is securely mounted on a firm surface. when there is no firm mount, the engine block floats... so the crankshaft/ pistons pushes against the engine block which in turn is moved in the opposite direction
prop wash is applicable until airspeed is greater
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