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RussellJ
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I am a Co-op student trying to calculate the forces exerted on a prop shaft as the plane goes into a turn or incline/decline.
this is my method of finding the moment exerted on the propeller for a plane in a turn
If the propellor is rotating about a horizontal axis (X) and the plane is in a turn, rotating about a vertical axis (Y) then there is a moment exerted on the propeller about a axis perpendicular to both the Y and X axis (Z axis) which is calculated by:
Mz = Iprop*[tex]\varpi[/tex]prop*[tex]\varpi[/tex]plane
where [tex]\varpi[/tex]plane is calculated based on the radius of the turn the plane is making and the airspeed of the plane then [tex]\varpi[/tex]plane = speed of plane / radius of turn * unit conversion to rad/s
Is that the extent of the forces?
Sorry if this isn't very concise
this is my method of finding the moment exerted on the propeller for a plane in a turn
If the propellor is rotating about a horizontal axis (X) and the plane is in a turn, rotating about a vertical axis (Y) then there is a moment exerted on the propeller about a axis perpendicular to both the Y and X axis (Z axis) which is calculated by:
Mz = Iprop*[tex]\varpi[/tex]prop*[tex]\varpi[/tex]plane
where [tex]\varpi[/tex]plane is calculated based on the radius of the turn the plane is making and the airspeed of the plane then [tex]\varpi[/tex]plane = speed of plane / radius of turn * unit conversion to rad/s
Is that the extent of the forces?
Sorry if this isn't very concise