left-handed engine

left-handed engine
An engine in which the propeller shaft rotates in a counterclockwise direction as seen with the engine between the observer and the propeller. In twin-engine aircraft, it is normal to use one right-handed and one left-handed engine to avoid gyroscopic effects while turning.
Left-handed engine.

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