VARIOUS types of automatic controllable propellers are discussed to show that constantspeed operation will, in general, give the most satisfactory airplane performance. Some attention is given to the ...

Hartzell Propeller introduced the Kestrel, a lightweight carbon fiber constant speed propeller for Rotax 916 engines. The Kestrel is 10 pounds lighter than other comparable propellers, weighing only ...

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 ...

Germany’s MT-Propeller has received US supplemental type certification for its MTV-27, 5-blade, constant-speed prop on the Texas Turbines Cessna 208/B Supervan. Introduced in 2008, the aircraft is a ...