The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into a prop-driven aircraft capable of achieving ...

Alaina Lewis with the 90-inch mahogany propeller she made for a Bristol F.2 Fighter, her most challenging ... fixed-pitch, two-blade, wood propellers. Lewis makes about 120 propellers a year.

The uneven effects of transonic waves on blade surfaces are powerful enough to break the propellor. Making the propeller stiffer and heavier comes with its own challenges. The aircraft has a ...

The global aircraft propulsion composite blades market is projected to witness a growth rate of >3% annually from 2025 to 2030, with an anticipated size of US$ 480 million by 2030, according to an ...