Barring the smallest manned airplanes, most aircraft that are pulled around by a prop have variable pitch propellers. The reason for this is simple efficiency. Internal combustion engines are most ...

Now that we have definitely arrived in the 21st Century, you'd think that the military with their substantial budgets would have only the latest and most fancy technology flying in the sky. They do, ...

Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft feature a combined "power lever" that integrates both throttle and propeller controls to simplify operation and reduce pilot workload. This mechanical system uses a cam ...

A Thunder Bay innovator has landed a deal with a U.S. defence contractor that could take his small aviation firm soaring to new heights. Andrew Kondor, president of Aerovate, has sold two units of his ...

Controllable-pitch propellers have been developed and produced on the Baltic coast of Germany since 1962 – initially in Rostock, and then in Wismar from 1964. The first units were manufactured for 86 ...