propeller
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The single propeller plane, registration HB-SXA, is made of carbon fibre to ensure lightness and strength.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
It had no visible propeller, though blue light similar to TimeStar’s device gleamed beneath it.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
As propellers whir during warm-up, one drone’s camera shakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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
They said these included more than 2,000 petrol and electric motors and over 600 propellers.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
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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