When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...

Rim-driven thrusters turn the normal propeller-motor arrangement inside out; rather than mounting the motor at the center of the propeller, they use a large hollow motor, with the blades attached ...

NASMAIN copy 39088019708247 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "The first efforts of man to fly were limited by his ability to generate sufficient power to lift a ...

While business jets offer considerable performance advantages in range and speed, there are distinct differences from a propeller aircraft that need to be mastered when a pilot steps up to jets. The ...