Dornier Do 29 tested tilting propellers for STOL flight, but the innovative aircraft never advanced beyond prototypes.

As boring as propeller designs may seem to the average person, occasionally there’s a bit of a dust-up in the media about a ‘new’ design that promises at least a few percent improvement in performance ...

The aircraft is known for its two massive turboprops.

At the very crux of engineering is the desire to problem-solve, optimize, and squeeze out every bit of efficiency possible from the system being built. Aircraft design and aeronautical engineering ...

Russian researchers are planning to test-fly a Yakovlev Yak-40 modified with a superconducting electric motor and propeller mounted on the trijet’s nose. The Moscow-based Central Institute of Aviation ...

McCauley Propeller Systems has completed wind tunnel testing for its C1106 propeller, designed for Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali. The C1106 is a 105-inch, composite, five-blade, constant-speed ...

Embraer has been granted a patent for an aircraft control system that utilizes a thrust propeller variable pitch actuator. This system maintains a set electric current to the propeller motor by ...