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Old May 4th, 2008, 17:10   #6
Cessnapilot29
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Default Re: aerodynamics=student pilot style

I think I am starting to understand this better now... Thank you all... My instructor always says to me. You over think things too much... I understand that the propeller goes clockwise... Its like a ceiling fan, you feel all the forces when your under it... In this case being behind a Cessna with the engine running. You feel all the power behind it not the front... Only thing I still don't understand is this 3 o'clock term... Correct me if I'm wrong the engine that forces the propeller to spin clockwise turns the propeller 90 degrees from 12 0 clock to 3 o clock this is what takes the biggest bite out of the wind in this case the high angle of attack? When I first read this I figured the 3 0 clock position of the propeller the forces leave the propeller at 3 0 clock. Then I questioned and said well what if the propeller is staying at the same constant speed... Before you guys think gee this dude needs some help and ask me to tell u when I'm gonna fly again and where? Hey I'm still a student pilot I still have that excuse... So yes I'm still confused on this gyroscopic precession... Thanks again...
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