The article primarily distinguishes between fixed-pitch and constant-speed propellers, detailing how each type operates to manage engine power and flight performance. Fixed-pitch propellers have a non ...

Most propellers reverse direction to go astern, but controllable pitch propellers just twist their blades instead, keeping ...

Propellers come in a lot of different sizes, shapes and designs, but they all serve one basic function: to convert an engines rotational force into thrust. They seem fairly simple-and fixed-pitch ...

The two-blade, 80-inch diameter next-generation advanced structural composite Hartzell Trailblazer swept-tip prop can now replace Hartzell’s aluminum constant-speed propeller which comes standard on ...

Germany’s MT-Propeller has received US supplemental type certification for its MTV-27, 5-blade, constant-speed prop on the Texas Turbines Cessna 208/B Supervan. Introduced in 2008, the aircraft is a ...

Hartzell Propeller has completed Supplemental Type Certificate testing to certify a three-blade propeller for the Piper Cherokee 235, on the path to FAA approval and STC issuance. The FAA Designated ...

McCauley's C1106 105-inch, five-blade, constant-speed propeller features a composite construction. Wind tunnel testing of McCauley Propeller Systems' C1106 Denali propeller was conducted at Ruag's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is one of the propellers ...

Out of sight and out of mind, sailboat propellers are often an afterthought for cruising sailors. Ironically, because manufacturers have developed a variety of efficient sailboat propellers designed ...