When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...
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Why aircraft designers abandoned rear propellers

Early airplanes often flew with propellers mounted behind the pilot, pushing the aircraft forward rather than pulling it ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - A woman in Kansas died after backing into a moving airplane propeller while taking photos, according to officials. According to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter, 37 ...
Around 2:40 p.m. on Oct. 26, Sedgwick County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to the Air Capital Drop Zone in Wichita, Kansas on reports of a public accident, according to a Facebook post from the ...
Horizon Aircraft, an aerospace engineering firm focusing on hybrid eVTOL aircraft, announced a strategic partnership with MT-Propeller to supply advanced propellers for its Cavorite X7 model. This ...
Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The woman who died after backing into a moving airplane propeller while taking photos at Air Capital Drop Zone on Saturday afternoon has been identified as 37-year-old Amanda ...
Sinclair Community College will soon use a five-passenger electric airplane that uses five-blade fixed pitch propellers as part of its classroom teaching. In June, Sinclair is expected to take ...
This agreement represents Horizon Aircraft’s first major hardware commitment for the full-scale production aircraft, marking a pivotal milestone in the Company’s transition from prototype to ...