Now certified as an EASA LSA, this former microlight can lift a sensible load while maintaining its great performance and handling. It’s also beautifully made… Words: Dave Unwin – Photos: Keith Wilson ...

Ship propellers are a constant compromise between efficiency, vibration, cavitation, and power delivery. This video explains why adding blades can solve serious mechanical problems, and why engineers ...

From the Black Sox to City College to cricket, some players and managers have looked to make an extra buck for decades. By Victor Mather Sports in the United States and around the world have been ...

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 ...

ALTA, Utah (KUTV) — Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed one person and injured ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A preliminary report on the Harnett County plane crash that killed two people does not indicate a probable cause but describes ...

It's fairly common knowledge that when a supersonic aircraft approaches the sound barrier, what follows is the sonic boom. This transitory period between subsonic and supersonic, known as transonic ...

When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...