Last time, I talked about how, even in the 21st Century, wooden propellers have advantages over metal propellers. For one thing, wooden propellers deal with the many vibrations of the engine and the ...

Now that we have definitely arrived in the 21st Century, you'd think that the military with their substantial budgets would have only the latest and most fancy technology flying in the sky. They do, ...

During World War I, the United States felt they were lagging behind Europe in terms of airplane technology. Not to be outdone, Congress created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics [NACA].

An inside look at shaping an aircraft propeller from birch wood, focusing on material selection and precision craftsmanship. Why is wood still used in certain propeller designs today? Libs makes big ...

Click to open image viewer. In the United States, the Requa Gibson Company of New York City, led by Hugh C. Gibson, became the first American propeller manufacturer in 1909. The company began by ...

Wooden propellers were widely used on all aircraft prior to 1920 and especially during World War I. They continued to be placed on aircraft over the next decade with decreasing regularity -- with a ...

The famous British Supermarine Spitfire used various propellers during its early service. Rotol Airscrews, Ltd was formed in 1937 as a joint venture of Rolls-Royce and Bristol. The name, a combination ...

ONE SUMMER DAY IN 1928, HARRY AND MARTIN SENSENICH TOOK THEIR PROPELLER-DRIVEN farm wagon on its maiden flight, so to speak, hurtling down the narrow dirt roads of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It ...