propeller

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

Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Space Force Capt. Gordon McCulloh was sitting in a military propeller plane high in the calm, dark sky over New Mexico on a recent Wednesday night when his squadron’s group chat blew up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

The ship’s propeller forms part of a commemorative arch on a hilltop overlooking the bay.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

Henry accelerated; the humming of the propeller shrilled from hornet to wasp, from wasp to mosquito; the speedometer showed that they were rising at the best part of two kilo-metres a minute.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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

Nets snag the propellers of attacking drones, making them a cheap and surprisingly effective physical barrier.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

The balloons rise and descend using vents or propellers to find the right currents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

It was propelled vertically and horizontally by hand-cranked propellers, dove by allowing water into a tank at its bottom, and rose by allowing water to be pushed out through a hand pump.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler