The caveats of believing the most popular explanation are masterfully explained in 'Stick and Rudder', by Wolfgang Langewiesche. Try it in the Spitfire, you will find that most of the times it shows a tendency to bank to the right. The most popular theory about that is that the 'torque' of the spinning engine causes a reaction that results in the aircraft rolling and banking in the opposite direction.Īlthough the torque by the engine exists and poses a great danger under certain flight conditions, in near cruising conditions the banking tendency is mostly not due to torque. Thanks!Īnybody who flew a single propeller aircraft has noticed the tendency to bank, even when the aircraft is not climbing or diving. By the way, the awesome Team Fusion mod, now version 4.31, has tamed the angry birds of the original Cliffs of Dover into a stable, visually impeccable and worthy WWII flight simulator.
