Principles of Flightmedium#561
Gyroscopic precession of a propeller causes:
A
A yawing force when the aircraft pitches, or a pitching force when the aircraft yaws
CorrectB
Vibration only
C
No noticeable effect
D
Only lateral vibration
Explanation
The spinning propeller acts as a gyroscope; a pitch input produces a yaw effect and vice versa, 90° ahead in the direction of rotation.
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