Despite being integral to aviation for more than a century, propellers have changed remarkably little since the Wright Brothers. A team at MIT’s Lincoln Lab has developed a new propeller shape that ...

As boring as propeller designs may seem to the average person, occasionally there’s a bit of a dust-up in the media about a ‘new’ design that promises at least a few percent improvement in performance ...

For 50 years, Danish company Gori Propeller has been one of the foremost names in folding marine propellers used on sailboat auxiliary motor drives. These propellers fold into a streamlined form when ...

Hartzell's new three-bladed Scimitar (Voyager) propeller is now STC approved for Cessna 185 E/F Skywagon and AgCarryall aircraft. The custom-designed propeller offers improved performance, including ...

Stephanie R. Cosme, a 32-year-old test engineer, “inadvertently” walked into the propeller of a parked aircraft in California and later died Stephanie Cosme/Facebook Stephanie R. Cosme, a civilian ...

A civilian contract employee who was killed when she walked into the moving propeller of an unmanned aircraft at a Southern California airfield in September lost "situational awareness" before the ...

Hartzell Propeller released a new three-bladed Carbon Voyager propeller, a lighter and more efficient upgrade to their aluminum Voyager. The carbon fiber propeller is available for several Cessna ...

Discover how a redesigned toroidal propeller could revolutionize efficiency across various applications. By altering the shape of the propeller, significant improvements in energy efficiency ranging ...

Your propeller affects every aspect of your boat’s performance: acceleration, handling, ride, turning, fuel efficiency and top speed. The trick is finding the right prop for your boat, and the right ...

Removing an inboard-powered boat’s propeller is a straightforward boating DIY task. Sometimes, though, a prop will cling to its shaft with the tenacity of a barnacle to a piling. The following tips ...

Question: Why are the hurricane hunter planes only twin turboprops and not the regular fan jets that passenger planes use? Answer: The turboprops are more tolerant of hail than the jets. Airplanes ...