The hidden benefits of Airbus' unique engines on the mighty Atlas.

Airplane propellers are primarily categorized into fixed-pitch, which are simple and low-cost but offer a performance compromise, and variable-pitch types, designed to optimize thrust and engine load ...

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

A propeller scrape repair now starts at a new car's price. Why general aviation repair costs keep climbing, and who pays for it.

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 ...

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 ...

We live in an age of military jet engines and have since the tail end of World War II. For the most part, the majority of commercial and military aircraft are powered by jet engines, but some planes ...

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 ...

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 ...