More blades, more speed? Not exactly-here's why extra propeller blades don't guarantee higher top speeds for aircraft.

Single-engine propeller planes are a common type of smaller aircraft. One of their unique characteristics is that the engines are slightly angled. Why is that?

Prop planes remain widely used, with some standing out as the most popular single-engine planes, while bush planes are essential for moving people and supplies to rugged and remote regions ...

These days the prop designers are more cheerful. The performance of Allison’s XT-4O turboprop engine ... Other uses: long-range turboprop bombers and transports in the 4OO-500-mile speed range.

Propeller Planes. Aircraft; Is the OA-1K Skyraider II the Wrong Plane at the Right Time? A slow-moving plane vulnerable to sophisticated anti-air defenses is of questionable use in the Indo-Pacific.

Airbus has unveiled a hydrogen-powered prototype with four electric engines, resembling old propeller planes from the outside – but inside, it hides futuristic technology based on fuel cells.

Related: B-17 bomber in Salem to be restored Nielson has been on a mission to find propeller blades for our B-17, known as the Lacey Lady for generations. It was installed over the gas station ...