It's fairly common knowledge that when a supersonic aircraft approaches the sound barrier, what follows is the sonic boom. This transitory period between subsonic and supersonic, known as transonic ...

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 ...

Constant-speed propellers utilize a governor to automatically adjust the blade angle, decreasing it to prevent engine slowdown (e.g., in a climb) and increasing it to prevent overspeeding (e.g., in a ...

Years after the space race, propeller design remained a sea-trial-and-error endeavor: haul, tweak the props, relaunch, sea-trial, repeat. Finally, the U.S. Navy paid ...

The FAA issued a safety alert (SAFO 19002) warning aircraft operators about McCauley constant speed propellers serviced by Sensenich Propeller Services, Inc., North Windham, Connecticut. An FAA ...

SOME of your readers may be interested in an incident which took place during the testing of a propeller at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, South Farnborough. The propeller was being revolved at a ...