When light sport aircraft manufacturer JDT Mini-Max (Nappanee, Ind.) wanted to offer its customers a lighter alternative to its aluminum propeller spinner — the aerodynamically shaped conical “nose” ...
Hartzell Propeller received an STC for its Talon propeller for the Extra 300L aircraft. The Talon prop offers a 2.5% increase in takeoff performance, a 5% decrease in takeoff distance, and improved ...
The poor Monospinner has accomplished quite the feat — it can fly with just one propeller — but lacks a point. Yes, it’s an engineering marvel and proof of concept, but we can’t even use it to take ...
A passenger on a commercial turboprop airplane in Canada got a scare this week when a bolt from the propeller came loose and was sent speeding like a bullet into the window next to him, in what is ...