P51 Roll during take off

Arguably the finest fighter aircraft of World War II.
new reply
deltaleader
Airman
Posts: 18
Joined: 22 Feb 2012, 13:36
Contact:

P51 Roll during take off

Post by deltaleader »

I have been working on flying this bird for a while but was curious if you all get this phenomena while taking off? Basically as the plane starts to generate lift and wheels begin to leave the ground, I always get a slight roll to the left. This normal expected behavior?

Quick video of my flight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWcHIBM649k

User avatar
DHenriques_
A2A Chief Pilot
Posts: 5711
Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 08:31
Location: East Coast United States

Re: P51 Roll during take off

Post by DHenriques_ »

deltaleader wrote:I have been working on flying this bird for a while but was curious if you all get this phenomena while taking off? Basically as the plane starts to generate lift and wheels begin to leave the ground, I always get a slight roll to the left. This normal expected behavior?

Quick video of my flight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWcHIBM649k
Looks like you are rotating a bit early. You're getting a bit of torque roll as your angle of attack increases as you rotate. Try holding it on until you have at least 100mph. Then rotate slowly.
Dudley Henriques

deltaleader
Airman
Posts: 18
Joined: 22 Feb 2012, 13:36
Contact:

Re: P51 Roll during take off

Post by deltaleader »

DHenriquesA2A wrote: Looks like you are rotating a bit early. You're getting a bit of torque roll as your angle of attack increases as you rotate. Try holding it on until you have at least 100mph. Then rotate slowly.
Dudley Henriques
Roger, I will work on that. Thanks for the tip.

new reply

Return to “P-51 Mustang (Military & Civilian)”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests