Aircraft propellers are mainly divided into fixed-pitch, which offer a compromise between climb and cruise performance, and variable-pitch types, allowing blade angle adjustments for optimized ...

When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...

Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...

Hartzell Propeller has announced it has secured the first Part 35 type certification from the FAA for a prop specifically engineered for electric and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft. In revealing ...

Both versions of Beta’s Alia electric aircraft use Hartzell’s five-blade propeller for propulsion. Credit: Beta Technologies Hartzell Propeller has received the first FAA Part 35 type certification of ...

On July 21, Hartzell Propeller (Piqua, Ohio, U.S.) announced that it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 35 type certification for its first composite propeller designed ...