Propellers for small piston airplanes primarily come in fixed-pitch, ground-adjustable, and constant-speed variants, each offering different levels of blade angle control. Fixed-pitch propellers have ...

Mercury Racing has expanded the pitch range of its popular Revolution 4 XP propeller line, investing in a new base casting that will be used to produce this high‑performance prop in a 15‑inch diameter ...

A Thunder Bay innovator has landed a deal with a U.S. defence contractor that could take his small aviation firm soaring to new heights. Andrew Kondor, president of Aerovate, has sold two units of his ...

Click to open image viewer. The Wright brothers designed and constructed the world's first practical fixed-pitch propeller and developed the aerodynamic theory to calculate its performance during the ...

Wärtsilä introduced the FPP Opti Design, a new fixed pitch propeller (FPP) design concept. According to Wärtsilä, the new design offers fuel savings of up to 4 percent and highly reliable full scale ...

Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft feature a single "power lever" that combines the functions of traditional throttle and propeller controls to simplify operation. This integrated system reduces pilot ...

At the SMM exhibition and conference in Hamburg, Germany, Wärtsilä is introducing its latest development of large Controllable Pitch (CP) Propellers, based on the previously known E-hub type. The new ...