If an engine fails, the pilot merely adjusts the propeller pitch to 90°, which means that the blades feather (present a streamlined knife-edge to the wind), do not revolve. This is important ...

Nepalese investigators believe an instructor captain inadvertently moved the propeller condition levers, instead of the flap selector, during an ATR 72-500’s approach to Pokhara, causing the ...

After establishing a stable glide, test pilot Pete Siebold raised the twin booms that make up the tail of SS2 into the feather position. On an actual suborbital space flight, this would be done ...

RELATED: NTSB releases preliminary report on fiery B-17 bomber crash at Bradley Airport A “feather” position is a feature of some propeller-driven planes like the B-17. With two engines at or ...

KATHMANDU – The propeller blades of the Yeti ... propellers of both engines to come to a feathered position, according to ATR pilots. Feathering is typically done to reduce drag in the event ...