Engine-out automation, such as automatic propeller feathering and rudder boost, enhances safety and helps meet certification requirements in twin-engine aircraft by reducing drag and control forces ...

The FAA is highlighting the critical safety implications of unfeathered or blocked propellers on inoperative engines in piston-powered twin aircraft, urging manufacturers to revise pilot operating ...

Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received an STC to install a newly designed, three-blade propeller system on Beech 58, 58A and G58 Barons that are factory equipped with TCM IO-520 and IO-550 engines. The ...

Until recently Hamilton has had a virtual monopoly of the propeller business. Lately, however, it and its most formidable rival, famed old Curtiss-Wright Corp., have been seeking another ...

HARTZELL PROPELLER compact series propellers (Docket No. 2000-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-12741; AD 2002-09-08) - supersedes an existing AD, applicable to Hartzell models ...

This article will cover things that cause problems with propeller governor systems and how to diagnose them. Often, governor problems don’t give any warning until something obvious happens, such as ...

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