Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker custom-built a single-seat monoplane, featuring a fully functional synchronization gear that ...

As boring as propeller designs may seem to the average person, occasionally there’s a bit of a dust-up in the media about a ‘new’ design that promises at least a few percent improvement in performance ...

A relatively young personal aviation company, LEO Flight, has unveiled a new personal eVTOL called the jetBike.

Hartzell’s 5-blade composite propeller reduces aircraft weight by around 20 pounds total by using carbon fiber construction ...

Better climb performance and a higher cruise speed are two things that owners of the Mooney M20M/TLS Bravo can look forward to when they replace their McCauley propeller with Hartzell Propeller‘s ...

Boats are propelled forward by various power sources, such as human power, wind power, and internal combustion engines. Nowadays, even electric boats are coming onto the scene. Propulsion for ...

Modern methods of propulsion offer ship operators a wide variety of efficient systems to move a vessel through the water. High levels of maneuverability and enhanced propeller geometry allow higher ...

Building a large ship requires a massive amount of engineering work. Even the smallest parts require lots of time and effort to design and build. Case in point: the ship's propeller. The prop has to ...

The year is 1909. Marcel Leyat, a young Frenchman with an engineering degree, was putting the finishing touches on his first scratch-built airplane. He began his aviation career crafting biplane wings ...

New photo shows how close a woman came to death. — -- A passenger who was injured when a propeller crashed through the window of a commuter airliner is lucky to have made it through the ordeal ...