propeller
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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 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
My Lego propeller that I have been looking and looking for.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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
Consumer spending, aided by record stock market gains, and huge business investment in artificial intelligence have been chief propellers.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
According to prosecutors, these included more than 2,000 petrol and electric motors, and over 600 propellers.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
The plane was a Fokker Friendship with propellers, a commuter aircraft that seats thirty-five people.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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