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 ...

Propellers for piston-powered small airplanes primarily come in fixed-pitch, ground-adjustable, and constant-speed variants. Fixed-pitch propellers have a static blade angle, optimizing performance ...

After more than 500 flight hours with one propeller, it was time to install a new constant speed propeller and put it through a complete flight test. From takeoff to full performance checks, every ...

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 ...

Hartzell Propeller announced the launch of Kestrel, its lightweight carbon fiber constant-speed prop—the first entry in its new Falcon composite propeller series. The propellers are specifically ...

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 ...

Supplier MT-Propeller's 20,000th constant speed unit was installed as part of the company's Whisper Prop system. Southwest Specialty Foods recently added BLR winglet and Whisper Props to its ...

A constant-speed propeller can look simple from the cockpit, but the real safety story is hidden inside the hub, the governor, and the way oil pressure moves the blades. In a standard setup, oil ...

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 ...

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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 ...