propeller
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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
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
The engine started, and the sound of the spinning propeller was as loud as a thousand-pound wasp.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
Glen Sannox has a known vibration problem while moving backwards, a fault which has been linked to the propellers which were also designed by Wartsila and are due to be replaced.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
Instead, they have propellers, reach speeds of 110 miles per hour and emit high-pitched buzzing sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The bicycle chains clinked musically as they turned the propellers.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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