The blade tip speed limit of a propeller plane's propeller can determine the plane's top speed for reasons relating to design ...

The blades also have an associated drag which reduces the overall efficiency of power transfer from the human power source into useful thrust. For human powered systems the efficiency must be as high ...

The carbon fiber composite Outlaw is the latest Hartzell propeller to be added to the Top Prop Conversion Program.

Hartzell’s Top Prop blends different airfoil designs along the blade. The midsection of the blade is designed to maximize low-speed thrust while the tips are optimized to reduce noise levels.

Object Details Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution Physical Description Small propeller used for aerodynamic testing only. Not used for flight trials on aircraft or models. Constructed from narrow ...

It is even more like that of the airplane than is generally assumed. A bird does not fly through the air as a man swims through the water; it employs the airfoil and the propeller ...

Propellers — Because propellers are airfoils, they too must be protected from ice accumulation lest they lose their ability to produce thrust.

Hartzell Propeller has appointed Mitch Heaton as director, Business Development and New Technology to further the company’s programs involving advanced air mobility (AAM). His focus will be on ...

The new propeller's swept-airfoil blades lower propeller assembly weight by 15 pounds compared with the four-blade aluminum design.