When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...

In the minds of the majority of individuals when aircraft engines are considered, an image of either revolving propellers or obnoxious jet engines comes to mind. The systems have characterized decades ...

Propeller strikes are broadly defined by major engine manufacturers (Continental, Lycoming) to include any incident requiring propeller repair or causing a sudden RPM drop, even from impacts with ...

This agreement represents Horizon Aircraft’s first major hardware commitment for the full-scale production aircraft, marking a pivotal milestone in the Company’s transition from prototype to ...

While business jets offer considerable performance advantages in range and speed, there are distinct differences from a propeller aircraft that need to be mastered when a pilot steps up to jets. The ...

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 ...

Hartzell Propeller has been awarded US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 35 certification for the first propeller designed for advanced air mobility applications. Testing was conducted with ...

Horizon Aircraft, an aerospace engineering firm focusing on hybrid eVTOL aircraft, announced a strategic partnership with MT-Propeller to supply advanced propellers for its Cavorite X7 model. This ...