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Why aircraft designers abandoned rear propellers

Early airplanes often flew with propellers mounted behind the pilot, pushing the aircraft forward rather than pulling it ...
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 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?
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 ...
It was a tricky touchdown for the pilot of a small plane at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines.The pilot<a ...
A Southwest Airlines jet traveling more than 100 miles per hour was forced to abort takeoff, when a small propeller plane ...