Chances are you’ve come across descriptions of how constant-speed propellers work, oh, about a thousand times since your piloting days began. Instead of rehashing how they operate, let’s talk about ...

The four-seat piston-powered V1.0 from Vulcanair retails for $259,000 and features a glass cockpit and constant-speed prop. The Vulcanair V1.0 trainer recently received FAA certification.

I’ve mentioned a couple of times lately that an airplane with a control-lable-pitch propeller will glide farther with the propeller in coarse pitch than in fine pitch. These terms coarse and fine aren ...

THE development work that resulted in the Hamilton standard constant-speed control is discussed briefly, and the various types of controls that were evolved during the development are described. The ...