Why Small Airplanes Have Angled Motors

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[joshb]

Well that was more complicated than i was expecting! Interesting

[chickenosm]

Anyone who has ever flown will have heard their CFI scream "MORE RIGHT RUDDER" and "CENTER THE BALL" for their entire first few flights. This is why.

[mr.knightthedetective]

No ads, no silly intros and no intro talk, straight to busyness

[ABC-inle]

Afaik for some of these forces the correction is built into the airframe, like having a wing with a slightly higher angle of attack than the other. Its very slight tho, so pretty hard to notice

[WuchtaArt]

I cant imagine designing an airplane with having to deal with so many factors

[TCOphox]

Whoever mixed the background audio was a genius.

[tenseven]

No wonder! I had a small RC plane with the propeller angled to one side. I thought it was due to damage 😂

[shahzaibhassan]

Man this person is amazing at explaining stuff

[nyuh]

this video is just so well made?? i feel bad for thinking this channel is one of those content farm from seeing the logo. i really appreciate the sound design especially in this vid too. heck yeah fluid dynamics

[raving_]

I love this, straight to the point with excellent animations. 10/10

[icotica]

Thank you for making this super short and concise I really appreciate that

[AlBol-ifll]

that's not "just a fun fact", that's VERY USEFUL!!!

[aceathor]

That's why I struggle in IL2 games to stay straight.
I wondered why my plane was diverting.

[toolbaggers]

This is why I like counter or contra rotating propellers.

[RDani]

I love the sound effects for some reason

[hijvcwn]

The engine is sometimes mounted on an angle! Because the air spirals around the plane and pushes against the rutter, which would turn the airplane to the lrft. So to counteract this [Repeat from beginning] 😊

[colinbarnes]

Best video on the topic, great job. I never considered the gyroscopic effect before

[Riiludragon]

Thanks for explaining it without any fluff

[fuschia-draws]

just a small taste of how complicated aerodynamics can be aha, this is why the people that pioneered airplanes are such geniuses

[cerealeggvr]

So thats why i need five degrees of right rudder trim on my p-51 in dcs, thanks