A containership transiting the Pacific Ocean lost hydraulic oil and propulsion after its propeller blade cracked, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A blade on ...

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 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board recently released its final report on a July 2024 fatal plane crash. According to the report, the crash took place at 5:54 p.m. July 21, and resulted in the ...

It's fairly common knowledge that when a supersonic aircraft approaches the sound barrier, what follows is the sonic boom. This transitory period between subsonic and supersonic, known as transonic ...

Hartzell Propeller has received STC approval for a new 75-inch, three-bladed aluminum propeller for the Mooney M20M/TLS Bravo. This new scimitar-style prop significantly improves performance, offering ...

The article primarily distinguishes between fixed-pitch and constant-speed propellers, detailing how each type operates to manage engine power and flight performance. Fixed-pitch propellers have a non ...

Joby Aviation is pioneering the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft industry with new production standards at its Dayton facilities, aiming to establish a leading role in crafting ...

The U.S. Air Force in recent weeks took 60 C-130H Hercules aircraft out of service to examine and replace engine propeller blades that inspectors deemed risky because the blades were manufactured ...

JACKSON, Miss. – Investigators say bad maintenance practices at a Georgia air force base missed a deteriorating propeller blade that broke off six years later as a U.S. Marine Corps transport plane ...

Aiming a machine gun through a biplane's propellers was no easy feat. Then along came an invention that made it possible to ...

The propeller blade was discovered wrapped in a potato sack in Coire a’Bhradain on the isle of Arran in Scotland. National Trust for Scotland During the recent ecological restoration of a Scottish ...