Airplane propellers are broadly categorized into fixed-pitch, offering simplicity but a performance compromise, and various types of variable-pitch propellers that allow blade angle adjustment for ...
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Why America abandoned backward propellers on military aircraft

Backward-facing propellers once appeared to offer important advantages for long-range bombers, especially during the early ...
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 ...
There is this big plan in the transportation industry to significantly cut back on emissions. Depending on where you are on this Earth, the goals are more or less ambitious, and the timeframe for ...
Jonathan Chestney, engineering leader at Dowty. Credit: Dowty Jonathan Chestney, engineering leader at GE Aerospace subsidiary Dowty, speaks with Aviation Week Network about advances in aircraft ...