A report on Propeller (aeronautics)
Airscrew, converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream which pushes the propeller forwards or backwards.
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Contra-rotating propellers
2 linksAircraft equipped with contra-rotating propellers, also referred to as CRP, coaxial contra-rotating propellers, or high-speed propellers, apply the maximum power of usually a single piston or turboprop engine to drive a pair of coaxial propellers in contra-rotation.
Propfan
2 linksOpen rotor engine, or unducted fan , is a type of aircraft engine related in concept to both the turboprop and turbofan, but distinct from both.
Open rotor engine, or unducted fan , is a type of aircraft engine related in concept to both the turboprop and turbofan, but distinct from both.
The engine uses a gas turbine to drive an unshrouded (open) contra-rotating propeller like a turboprop, but the design of the propeller itself is more tightly coupled to the turbine design, and the two are certified as a single unit.
Airfoil
1 linksAn airfoil (American English) or aerofoil (British English) is the cross-sectional shape of an object whose motion through a gas is capable of generating significant lift, such as a wing, a sail, or the blades of propeller, rotor, or turbine.
Blade pitch
1 linksBlade pitch or simply pitch refers to the angle of a blade in a fluid.
Blade pitch or simply pitch refers to the angle of a blade in a fluid.
In aeronautics, blade pitch refers to the angle of the blades of an aircraft propeller or helicopter rotor.
Wing
1 linksType of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid.
Type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid.
An airfoil (American English) or aerofoil (British English) is the shape of a wing, blade (of a propeller, rotor, or turbine), or sail (as seen in cross-section).
Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)
1 linksIn aeronautics, a variable-pitch propeller is a type of propeller (airscrew) with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change the blade pitch.
Propeller speed reduction unit
0 linksGearbox or a belt and pulley device used to reduce the output revolutions per minute from the higher input rpm of the powerplant.
Gearbox or a belt and pulley device used to reduce the output revolutions per minute from the higher input rpm of the powerplant.
This allows the use of small displacement internal combustion engines to turn aircraft propellers within an efficient speed range.
Composite material
0 linksMaterial which is produced from two or more constituent materials.
Material which is produced from two or more constituent materials.
Fibre-reinforced composite materials have gained popularity (despite their generally high cost) in high-performance products that need to be lightweight, yet strong enough to take harsh loading conditions such as aerospace components (tails, wings, fuselages, propellers), boat and scull hulls, bicycle frames and racing car bodies.
Tractor configuration
0 linksIn aviation, the term tractor configuration refers to an aircraft constructed in the standard configuration with its engine mounted with the propeller in front of it so that the aircraft is "pulled" through the air.