When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Dornier Do 335 was one of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever flown. The Germans claimed that a pilot flew ...
The Thunderscreech was an experimental American turboprop plane created to as an experimental variant of the the F-84 Thunderstreak fighter jet. Development began after the Navy issued a requirement ...
On this day in aviation history, 68 years ago (November 15, 1957), the Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya flew for the first time. Recognized by NATO as the Cleat, the Tu-114 was a Soviet long-range turboprop ...