
What's P-Factor and why does it occur? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Dec 23, 2013 · 27 Whenever I hear anyone talking about P-Factor, (whether it be single-engine left turning tendencies or multi-engine loss of directional control scenarios), someone always brings up …
What is the influence of yaw on P-factor? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jan 17, 2021 · From William Kershner's “The Advanced Pilot’s Flight Manual”- page 2-17, P-Factor: If the airplane is yawed, the P-factor effect is encountered. A left yaw would mean a slight nose down …
What is P-Factor in Propeller Aerodynamics? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jun 14, 2015 · I agree that the answers to the other question don't really explain what the P-factor is but, still, your question is essentially identical to the other one. Rather than repeating the question, which …
Retreating Blade Stall, P-Factor, and Gyroscopic Precession
Feb 17, 2021 · Most airplane pilots are aware of P-Factor in propeller driven aircraft and that it tends create a torque in phase with the lift imbalance over the blade disc, resulting in a yaw moment about the
P Factor vs Spiral Slipstream - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jan 21, 2023 · P-factor is caused by the angle between the free-stream airflow in front of the propellor and the propellor rotation axis. That changes as AOA changes. Slipstream effect is caused by the …
How does p-factor affect jet engines? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jan 29, 2021 · How does p-factor affect jet engines, if at all? If it doesn't, why?
aircraft physics - Are the gyroscopic precession and P-factor of a ...
Sep 6, 2021 · This causes a yaw to the right for a counter-clockwise propeller. So both gyroscopic procession and p-factor can be in the same direction in some occasions. For instance, if the nose …
How do helicopters handle P-Factor? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jun 22, 2015 · Propeller-powered aircraft have a "problem" called P-Factor, where the descending blade of the prop is generating more lift (a.k.a. thrust) then the ascending blade due to a higher angle of …
aerodynamics - Aviation Stack Exchange
May 28, 2024 · Considering that P-factor is a result of differing angles of attack of the blades on an airplane's propeller, I would imagine that if there was a design that could control the pitch of each …
turbofan - Aviation Stack Exchange
May 11, 2020 · The P-factor is caused by the fact that the airplane isn't perfectly level. It will usually have a slight nose-up angle. This means that the descending blade has a higher angle of attack, and …