Propellers

The manufacturer has now received a total of $47 million in British government grant funding, which it will use to develop its next-generation propellers.

It’s important to always watch your tail for that unexpected airplane engine airflow.

Company says its composite-blade models have been certified in Europe and are undergoing tests in the U.S.

It is not just sharp propeller edges that can hurt you when the engine is off.

It has been a busy year at Textron Aviation Inc. and the Wichita-based company shared some of its milestones and accomplishments this week during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  It began with the announcement that McCauley’s newest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propeller for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Textron, has achieved certification […]

The investment holding company, Tailwind Technologies, the parent company of the flagship brand Hartzell Propeller has formed Hartzell Aviation, an expanded group of businesses to deliver more products and services to general aviation.

Hartzell Propellers said in a news release that its new Navigator three-blade, advanced composite scimitar propeller, has been approved for the Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine line, including most 35-C33A, E33A, E33C, F33A, F33C, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36 and A36 aircraft. The company says the Navigator will deliver an increase in true airspeed of three to […]

What could possibly make an Extra 300L take off faster, climb better, and become even more fun to fly? How about a new prop? Hartzell Propeller has been awarded a supplemental type certificate for its Talon propeller for installation on the 300L, the company announced on January 25. The three-blade, high-performance 78-inch-diameter prop replaces the […]

Just in time for NBAA in Las Vegas, Raisbeck Engineering, Inc., plans to debut a new composite 5-blade swept propeller for the Beechcraft King Air 200 series aircraft at its booth (C-11443). The company has already begun taking orders for the new propeller. Designed by Hartzell Propeller specifically for King Air 200, B200, and B200GT […]

In 1986, I flew a Beechcraft Baron 58 each night carrying canceled bank checks from Baltimore to Richmond, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Philadelphia and back to BWI, departing at about 10 p.m. and returning by 6 a.m. the next morning. I was part of a network of check-carrying general aviation aircraft that crisscrossed the nation […]