While at the 2014 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell came across something called a “passive variable pitch propeller.

Sensenich Propeller has received STC approval for its new carbon-fiber, ground-adjustable propeller for Piper PA-18 Super Cubs with Lycoming O-360 engines. This lightweight propeller features a unique ...

Airplane propellers are primarily categorized into fixed-pitch and variable-pitch types, each offering different operational characteristics and efficiency profiles. Fixed-pitch propellers have a ...

Click to open image viewer. During 1908, New York entrepreneur Inglis M. Uppercu made an investment in New Jersey's Boland Aeroplane and Motor Co., eventually becoming its president and chairman. When ...

Embraer has been granted a patent for an aircraft control system that utilizes a thrust propeller variable pitch actuator. This system maintains a set electric current to the propeller motor by ...

Quadcopters tend to have very poor efficency because of their high disk loading. High disk loading– that is, how much weight each square meter of area swept by the propellers must carry–is almost ...

When it’s time to buy a new propeller for your boat, diameter and pitch are the most important characteristics to research. To be able to select or upgrade to a new propeller, you must understand ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This ...

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