The problem of components not conforming to their claimed specification is one that must challenge engineers in all fields, including it seems, that of multi-rotors and remote controlled aircraft. A ...

Some time ago I wrote about the relationship between thrust and horsepower, and the question of why one is used to describe the output of pure reaction engines and the other that of engines driving ...

The use of propellers for extracting power from the wind provided early civilizations with an important alternative to human or animal based stationary power sources. The photograph shows a windmill ...

Question: Why are the hurricane hunter planes only twin turboprops and not the regular fan jets that passenger planes use? Answer: The turboprops are more tolerant of hail than the jets. Airplanes ...

The NTSB has issued Safety Alert SA091 due to recent multiengine aircraft accidents caused by pilots improperly managing propellers during single-engine power loss, citing a training gap between full ...