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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last time, I talked about how, even in the 21st Century, wooden propellers have advantages over metal propellers. For one thing, wooden propellers deal with the many vibrations of the engine and 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 ...