An interesting safety feature found on turboprops is called Propeller Feathering. What is it, and how does it work?

KATHMANDU – The propeller blades of the. Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 plane that crashed in January. were in the feathered position, which caused the aircraft to lose thrust and fall, a preliminary ...

More blades, more speed? Not exactly—here’s why extra propeller blades don’t guarantee higher top speeds for aircraft.

Single-engine propeller planes are a common type of smaller aircraft. One of their unique characteristics is that the engines are slightly angled. Why is that?

The initial investigation in Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal shows that the engines didn't had enough thrust at the last leg of descent. Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

Nepalese investigators probing the Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 crash at Pokhara have disclosed that both propellers feathered just after the flying pilot asked for a further extension of the flaps.

While the throttle levers slightly advanced at this point, the inquiry states: “When propellers are in feather, they are not producing thrust.” The ATR’s bank angle reached a maximum of 30 ...

NTSB Issues Warning of Prop Lock Out on Multiengine Aircraft In a new safety alert, the agency advises pilots to train for partial as well as full power loss in multiengine piston aircraft.

One pilot changed the propeller angle instead of that of the wing flaps while trying to land a Yeti Airlines plane in January, a report said. By Bhadra Sharma and John Yoon Bhadra Sharma reported ...