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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

Correct
B

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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