A contra-rotating propeller system uses two propellers spinning in opposite directions. This impressive feat of engineering ...

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 lightweight, aluminum four-blade system achieve more than 50 pounds of weight savings and improve takeoff and climb performance for B300 turbo-prop private aircraft. Textron Inc.’s McCauley ...

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 ...

These strangely-shaped twisted-loop propellers look like a revolutionary (sorry) advance for the aviation and marine sectors. Radically quieter than traditional propellers in both air and water, ...

The year is 1909. Marcel Leyat, a young Frenchman with an engineering degree, was putting the finishing touches on his first scratch-built airplane. He began his aviation career crafting biplane wings ...

The Naples Museum of Military Memorabilia will soon have an old piece of aviation history to display. Retired Navy pilot Dave Dyke, 80, of North Naples, is giving the museum a 7-foot-2-inch wooden ...