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Originally Posted by glyn
High powered single engined aircraft can indeed suffer problems on take-off, but which side it veers to depends on the rotation of the propeller. Some types go to port and others to starboard....
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In addition, I have read that British, Japanese and European piston engines rotated in the same direction whilst US models rotated in the opposite direction.
I don`t know if this was true, I would think it would be dependent on engine manufacturer, rather than something as vague as country of origin.
Another thought, it is supposedly a more natural instinct to break left rather than right in an emergency. Something to do with how the Brain is wired. It was thought that a port island structure would get "smacked" more than a starboard one.