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 ...

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 ...

In 2006, Parallax, Inc wasn’t new to the electronics business. They’d been around since 1987. Still, for a relatively small company, jumping into custom chips is a big leap. Parallax didn’t just jump ...

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 ...

Germany's ScaleWings introduced a 33% larger MT composite propeller for the SW-51 Mustang, improving climb performance by 15% ...

French electric marine drive specialist BlueNav is preparing to put a more natural spin in its lineup. The all-new Whale Design propeller features blades that follow the contours of a whale to improve ...

Building a large ship requires a massive amount of engineering work. Even the smallest parts require lots of time and effort to design and build. Case in point: the ship's propeller. The prop has to ...

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 ...

Investigators struggle to piece together what happened when Scruggs was injured. Dec. 7, 2011— -- While investigators struggle to piece together what happened when model and fashion editor Lauren ...

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 ...

Abdulghani Mohamed is a researcher at RMIT university who receives funding from a few companies for undertaking aerodynamic optimisation. The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not ...

Jordan-based venture capital firm Propeller has announced the launch of Kernel Camp, an annual residency program that is ...