Havremonster Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I LOVE this plane but is it normal that the plane drags to the left? I feel I need to use the trim all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadg Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 its from the engine torque and you balance it with the rudder. either pedal or trim. the prop rotates to the right and the plane wants to rotate to the left. the more power you use the worse it gets. happens in all high performance prop aircraft. My Rig: AM5 7950X, 32GB DDR5 6000, M2 SSD, EVGA 1080 Superclocked, Warthog Throttle and Stick, MFG Crosswinds, Oculus Rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grafspee Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Actually, in flight at speed or on the ground this effect appear as left yawing force. This is why you don't touch aileron trim, but use rudder for this. Plane rolling tendency is due to unbalanced wings lift due to side slip. System specs: I7 14700KF, Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite, 64GB DDR4 3600MHz, Gigabyte RTX 4090,Win 11, 48" OLED LG TV + 42" LG LED monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadg Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I'm not arguing with you grafspee, I was just following KISS (keep it simple stupid) in my explanation :) My Rig: AM5 7950X, 32GB DDR5 6000, M2 SSD, EVGA 1080 Superclocked, Warthog Throttle and Stick, MFG Crosswinds, Oculus Rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havremonster Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Ok. Thank you for the answer. Any advice what I can do because it is har to use buttons in the plane using the left hand on the mouse (I'm righthanded) at the same time that I need to control the rolling of the plane. Would be easyer with an autopilot but of cause that would not be realistic :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchief2000 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Ok. Thank you for the answer. Any advice what I can do because it is har to use buttons in the plane using the left hand on the mouse (I'm righthanded) at the same time that I need to control the rolling of the plane. Would be easyer with an autopilot but of cause that would not be realistic :) You need to bind your trim controls to your joystick or another easily accessible device, you will need to trim all the time. rudder and elevation are the primary ones to have to hand, roll is nice to have. then trim trim trim. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havremonster Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 You need to bind your trim controls to your joystick or another easily accessible device, you will need to trim all the time. rudder and elevation are the primary ones to have to hand, roll is nice to have. then trim trim trim. ;-) Thank you very much :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 6/4/2020 at 2:21 PM, grafspee said: Actually, in flight at speed or on the ground this effect appear as left yawing force. This is why you don't touch aileron trim, but use rudder for this. Plane rolling tendency is due to unbalanced wings lift due to side slip. In my experience the P 47 keeps rolling left a bit even when rudder trim (ball centered) is spot on. We can counter that by giving slight right roll input or using a tad right aileron trim. In the P 51 I never use aileron trim, in the P 47 a bit to the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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