The Effects of a Propeller on an Aircraft - Definitive Guide

Apart from the aerodynamic complexities of a propeller, the act of spinning a propeller causes significant (side) effects to be aware of. Let's dive in and discover what causes each one.

Watch this video to understand the basic workings of a propeller :    • One Video to Understand Airplane Propellers  

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Image/video attribution:
-PHYS 101 | Easy Angular Momentum Spinning gyroscope by Professor Hafner (   • PHYS 101 | Easy Angular Momentum 5 - Gyros...  ), License CC-BY
-PHYS 101 | Easy Angular Momentum Gyroscopic Precession by Professor Hafner (   • PHYS 101 | Easy Angular Momentum 7 - Torqu...  ), Lincese CC-BY
-Spinning Bike Wheel and Conservation of Angular Momentum by MITK12Videos (   • MIT Physics: Spinning Bike Wheel and Conse...  ), License CC-BY
-Propeller tip vortices being generated by P-40N1 Warhawk VH-ZOC at Temora-author Wal Nelowkin (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) zoomed in
-Propeller blade shematic-author Abuk SABUK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) no changes

Chapters:
0:00 What Are Propeller Effects?
0:09 Propeller Effect 1 : Torque Effect
1:43 Propeller Effect 2 : Spiraling Slipstream
2:38 Propeller Effect 3a : Gyroscopic Precession
4:43 Propeller Effect 3b : Gyroscopic Precession
5:53 Propeller Effect 4 : P-Factor
9:17 All Propeller Effects Added Together
10:04 More Advanced Propeller Information