Re: P factor

The same thing happens in airplanes while climbing. The relative wind of the downward turning blade has a bigger 'Bite' and pulls the airplane to the left. On take-off you have to use a little right rudder to counter this tendancy. Its called P factor. (prop factor)

Fair winds
Bob

joliebrise2003 wrote:

I just replaced my two blade fixed prop with a three blade max-prop, and had the rudder rebuilt, which was de-laminating. I took it out this weekend for the first time, and under full throttle it tracked consistently to the right, and required about five degrees of correction by applying constant pressure on the tiller to compensate.

Can anyone offer any clues as to the possible cause, or suggestions
for a remedy?

Thanks,

Jon Lang, Jolie Brise

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