Part 2 of Kenneth P. Katz's history of Hamilton Standard explores the development of the controllable-pitch propeller, one of ...

Aircraft propellers are categorized into fixed-pitch, which have a static blade angle offering a performance compromise, and variable-pitch types. Variable-pitch propellers (e.g., constant-speed, ...

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 ...

When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...