Propellers are primarily categorized into fixed-pitch, which offer a compromise between climb and cruise efficiency, and various variable-pitch types. The most common variable-pitch type is the ...

The Sikorsky S-97 Raider divides the work of flight among three major rotating components. Its stacked, counter-rotating main ...

The first part of the series covered the formation of the Hamilton Standard Propeller Company as part of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (UATC). UATC was an ambitious attempt to achieve ...

We live in an age of military jet engines and have since the tail end of World War II. For the most part, the majority of commercial and military aircraft are powered by jet engines, but some planes ...

When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...

Product: Piedmont Propulsion Systems has been providing propeller MRO to commercial, regional, military, corporate and general aviation customers for more than 70 years. Certified by the FAA and ...

At some point in the life of a constant-speed propeller, it happens: Tiny dots appear on the windshield. Your propeller is leaking oil. What you do—and when you do it—requires informed decision-making ...

Electrification is seen as having an important role to play in the fossil-free aviation of tomorrow. But electric aviation is battling a trade-off dilemma: the more energy-efficient an electric ...

Collins Aerospace says the eight-blade NP2000 composite propellers on the Lockheed Martin C-130H enable more traction for a given propeller diameter. Credit: Collins Aerospace Propeller manufacturers ...