I’ve mentioned a couple of times lately that an airplane with a control-lable-pitch propeller will glide farther with the propeller in coarse pitch than in fine pitch. These terms coarse and fine aren ...

Chances are you’ve come across descriptions of how constant-speed propellers work, oh, about a thousand times since your piloting days began. Instead of rehashing how they operate, let’s talk about ...

THE development work that resulted in the Hamilton standard constant-speed control is discussed briefly, and the various types of controls that were evolved during the development are described. The ...

The four-seat piston-powered V1.0 from Vulcanair retails for $259,000 and features a glass cockpit and constant-speed prop. The Vulcanair V1.0 trainer recently received FAA certification.

Australian carrier Airnorth's fatal loss of an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Darwin two years ago resulted in its moving the majority of its pilot training and checks on the type to simulators. Engine ...