Propellers

Hartzell‘s new three-bladed Scimitar propeller is now available for the Cessna 185 E/F Skywagon and the AgCarryall thanks to the STC Hartzell just received. The custom-designed propeller provides improved performance with up to seven knots faster cruise speed, 10 percent better takeoff acceleration, and an exceptional climb rate—all traits important to pilots already operating these […]

Hartzell Propeller, working closely with CubCrafters and Lycoming Engines, is developing and launching the lightweight Pathfinder composite three-blade constant-speed propeller optimized for backcountry operations. The Pathfinder propeller with aluminum hub and structural composite blades weighs 44 lbs. and is a three-blade alternative to the reliable Trailblazer propeller. CubCrafters is Hartzell’s exclusive launch customer for the […]

The FAA last week warned aircraft operators of potential problems if they had their McCauley constant speed propellers serviced by Sensenich Propeller Services, Inc., North Windham, Connecticut. The agency says the company was re-installing equipment without fully following the recommended methods, techniques, and practices prescribed in the current McCauley constant speed propellers maintenance manual. The […]

A tire that can morph into an aircraft propeller? Goodyear thinks it’s the perfect solution for autonomous flying cars of the future that would ride on the thin, airless tires, which could then pivot like a tiltrotor to provide propulsion as the wheel’s spokes double as fan blades. The Goodyear Aero concept introduced this week […]

Hartzell Propeller has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its two-blade aluminum Scimitar propellers for Cessna 180/182 aircraft. Offered through Hartzell’s Top Prop performance conversion program, introductory pricing is $9,900 for the swept aluminum two-blade 82-inch-diameter propeller, including polished spinner and STC documentation, the company says. “This replacement propeller gives Cessna 180/182 owners an […]

Hartzell’s composite propeller technology brings lightweight, efficient props to a growing number of airplanes. Versions of the propellers are available on light taildraggers such as the Aviat Husky with a two-blade configuration; high-performance aerobatic airplanes such as the Extra 300 with three blades; and heavy turboprops such as the Dornier Do328, which has six blades […]

An upgraded propeller developed by Hartzell and airplane modifier Texas Turbine Conversions will soon be available for the single-engine Cessna Supervan 900. The four-blade composite swept propeller, when coupled with an upgraded 900 shp Honeywell TPE331 engine, generates up to 30 percent more static thrust, according to Texas Turbine Conversions. The company also boasts shorter […]

Piper Meridian and M500 owners can now shave some weight from their airplanes and improve performance by switching to a Hartzell composite propeller. Hartzell has achieved an STC for a five-blade propeller designed specifically for these Piper models. The weight savings with the five-blade composite propeller over the aluminum four-blade prop that comes standard with […]