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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Horizon Aircraft, an aerospace engineering firm focusing on hybrid eVTOL aircraft, announced a strategic partnership with MT-Propeller to supply advanced propellers for its Cavorite X7 model. This ...

The aviation industry is a major contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as it is currently estimated that airplanes discharge approximately 100 times more CO2 per hour than a public bus or ...

In the very near future, electric propulsion will reach for the sky. Already several companies are working on airplanes that use electric motors instead of the usual engines, as a means to kill ...

Britain’s Royal Navy has 13 warships left, down from 48 in 1990. The destroyer HMS Dragon broke down trying to reach the ...

Depending on where they are positioned in the industry, aircraft makers and other companies involved in aviation are trying different recipes in their fight to go as green as possible, as soon as ...

"There are a large number of woods used in the construction of airplane propellers and the selection of one suitable to meet the conditions in hand is not always an easy problem," writes Frank W.

WHEN A MODIFIED MD-80 airliner flew at the 1988 Farnborough air show in Britain, it was supposed to represent the future of air travel. One of its rear-mounted jet engines had been replaced with an ...

This agreement represents Horizon Aircraft’s first major hardware commitment for the full-scale production aircraft, marking a pivotal milestone in the Company’s transition from prototype to ...