Propellers come in a lot of different sizes, shapes and designs, but they all serve one basic function: to convert an engines rotational force into thrust. They seem fairly simple-and fixed-pitch ...

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Cessna Owner and Pipers Magazines. “It was apparent that a propeller was simply an aeroplane travelling in a spiral course. As we could calculate the ...

Explore the history of Hamilton Standard's groundbreaking Hydromatic propeller, a revolutionary design that improved aircraft ...