propeller
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That alarm would be triggered by a potential engine failure, causing low propeller rotation, or a problem with the hydraulic system, said Jack Cress, a former helicopter pilot for the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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
The flagellum comprises more than 30 distinct parts, so similar to those of an outboard motor that biologists speak of the flagellum’s propeller, drive shaft and so forth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Still holding Mango tight, I lower my head and rest it on his as the propeller speeds up.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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Seizures last year included China-made drone engines used by the Houthis as early as 2019 against Saudi oil facilities and 800 drone propellers seized in March 2025 at Yemen’s border with Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
"There is an opportunity to improve the design of the propellers," he told Holyrood's net zero, energy and transport committee on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Now, he walks around faster and faster in a circle and his arms are like propellers about to carry him off like a helicopter.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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