propeller
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The Geran-5 has forced a rewrite of the counterdrone playbook, created for propeller drones, because “it’s essentially a poor-man’s cruise missile,” said Mike Monnik, chief executive of DroneSec, a drone-threat intelligence company.
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
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
The aircraft involved in this incident was a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, a small, twin-engine propeller plane that has been in production since the 1970s.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
In fact, when the helicopter was moving, the propeller noise didn’t have any color either.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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"Inside were drone components: small plastic propellers, I think four pieces," Vladyslav told investigators.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
The balloons rise and descend using vents or propellers to find the right currents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Consumer spending, aided by record stock market gains, and huge business investment in artificial intelligence have been chief propellers.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
To his right, also on the wing, was an engine which powered the two propellers by a gear-and-sprocket system like the one on a bicycle.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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