Textron Inc.’s McCauley Propeller Systems is supplying a new, “lightweight, scimitar-blade design propeller” for Beechcraft King Air B300 series twin turbo-prop aircraft. The 105-inch propeller ...

Propeller design is one of the most complicated compromises in naval engineering, balancing thrust, cavitation, vibration, ...

Wärtsilä introduced the FPP Opti Design, a new fixed pitch propeller (FPP) design concept. According to Wärtsilä, the new design offers fuel savings of up to 4 percent and highly reliable full scale ...

Hydrocomp’s newest release of PropCad incorporates 3 years of enhancements. Propellers are surprisingly complex devices, especially considering most are a solid piece of metal with no moving parts.

Explore the innovative design of a toroidal propeller that has garnered significant attention due to its potential to improve ...

DETROIT, November 22, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sharrow Marine, the industry leader in innovative marine propulsion technology, is honored to announce that the Sharrow X10™ propeller was honored as a ...

The Sharrow™ Propeller is awarded for its revolutionary design that transforms the entire boating experience DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Sharrow Marine, the industry leader in high-performance ...

Ever want to try your hand at propeller design? Last June 150 participants did just that at the Marine Industry Day in Fort Lauderdale. Given just thin copper square blanks and a few tools, ...

Combination of carbon, glass and epoxy resin produces a strong replacement for nickel/aluminum/bronze metal, the current propeller standard. Damage-tolerant reinforcing fabric strengthens highly ...

This is an opinion column. A new propeller design will likely start popping up on boats in Alabama and across the nation in the next few months—provided that the manufacturer eventually gets the price ...