propeller
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The single propeller plane, registration HB-SXA, is made of carbon fibre to ensure lightness and strength.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Here we see the gift that Gilbert Insall’s comrades in the Royal Flying Corps made for him at Christmas 1915: a wooden propeller hub mounted with a clock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
We’d seen nearly every stage of production — from “grass to glass,” as McAfee called it — when he parked his truck next to the hangar that houses his Cessna 210 Centurion propeller plane.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
They also said its injuries indicated it had contact with a ship propeller and a fishing net.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
It was dead low water now, and the ship was heeled at an angle, the propeller showing clean.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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His nephew Griffin Bremner said he felt the plane stutter and the propellers slow down, then his uncle turned to him and said, “Griffin, we’re cooked!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the footage, two charred propellers and engines can be clearly seen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
They are also the first large CalMac ships fitted with Voith Schneider propulsor units - spinning blades that hang vertically from a drum - rather than traditional screw propellers.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The balloons rise and descend using vents or propellers to find the right currents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The drone of the propellers was hypnotic and lulled us to sleep in the stiff seats with their square white doilies on the back.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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