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 ...

An airplane propeller severed a pilot’s arm in a freak accident at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport on Wednesday. The 81-year-old pilot from Watsonville was preparing to depart the airport in an ...

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?

The U.S. military has long relied upon jet engines for its fighter and attack aircraft. As early as the 1940s, U.S. aircraft were experimenting with jet engines, threatening to make the ...

A Southwest Airlines jet traveling more than 100 miles per hour was forced to abort takeoff, when a small propeller plane ...

An airplane propeller severed a pilot's arm in a freak accident at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport on Wednesday. The pilot was preparing to depart the airport in an Aeronca Champion airplane when ...