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 ...

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 ...

SkyTrax USA is advancing it's Yamaha aircraft conversion capabilities with a new hydraulic propeller system designed to enhance pilot control and aircraft performance. The technology will introduce in ...

The second part of the series (click HERE to read more) covered Hamilton Standard’s invention of the first practical controllable-pitch propeller and its impact on the aviation industry. The invention ...