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
Auterion, a leading software supplier to Ukrainian drone makers, is working with partners on high-speed propeller interceptors and jet-powered ones, said CEO Lorenz Meier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
When the job was finished, it turned out to be a bird of prehistoric dimensions, with the face of a furious eagle, wings that moved, and a propeller on its back.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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As propellers whir during warm-up, one drone’s camera shakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Federal agents have radar, acoustic sensors to detect the distinct noise signature of a drone’s motors and propellers and thermal and optical detection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In the footage, two charred propellers and engines can be clearly seen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
They said these included more than 2,000 petrol and electric motors and over 600 propellers.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
There was a terrible gnashing noise, and then each of the propellers ground to a halt.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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