HT the question is what effect could be so great at low speed that it counteracts p-factor and the spiraling slipstream completely and yaws the plane back to the right without the pilot providing any rudder deflection while in a steady state climb?
don't kill the messenger!
this isn't a rebuke or a flame.
it's an observation that somthing in the AH virtual world is out of alignment
in 1.04/1.05 somthing has gone wrong with the torque effects overall and it probably is the area you said needs work the most... the
spiraling slipstream.
go in the game launch an f4u1d from a carrier. climb out at 120mph or less. (p-factor and spiralling slipstream should be quite noticeable and require a good deal of right rudder deflection but it dosn't)
notice that with no trim inputs the f4u1d in AH requires about 1-2 degrees of left rudder. autoclimb produces the same effect and also needs 1-2 degrees of left rudder trim for coordinated flight.
f4u flight manual(yes I know the f4u vertical stabilizer was canted 3 degrees):
normal takeoff:
rudder 6º right
aileron 6º right
elevator 1º up
45" 2,700 rpm
20-30º flaps
carrier takeoff:
rudder 6º right
aileron 6º right
elevator 1º up
43.5" 2250 rpm rated cruise
2330 32" under 14,500 ft
2150 29" best cruise
Stall power off, landing config, 30 flaps
77 knots
74 knots power on
this need for left rudder for coordinated flight at low speed is occuring on almost all single engine aircraft with clokwise props.
[This message has been edited by Citabria (edited 01-13-2001).]
