EARLY in 1936, at the instigation of the National Physical Laboratory, the Singing Propeller Committee of the Institution of Naval Architects included among other recommendations in its report a ...

The CLT propeller recently underwent real-world testing, which proved, according to its designer and manufacturer that the propeller can help to reduce or eliminate hull-induced vibrations and noise ...

Retrofit programme is delayed for tests to show if vibration affects Hawkeye's turboprop engine or avionics The US Navy's programme to retrofit new eight-blade propellers to its Northrop Grumman E-2C ...

Finnish engineering firm, Wärtsilä, has successfully collaborated with marine engineering researchers at City University London to identify the specific design parameters creating the risk of 'singing ...

A sailor hoses down the propeller on a P-3 Orion during an aircraft wash on the flight line at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. U.S. Navy The email-bag brings questions from two readers ...

The number of blades on a ship's propeller isn't arbitrary — it's a carefully balanced compromise between power, efficiency, ...

Combination of carbon, glass and epoxy resin produces a strong replacement for nickel/aluminum/bronze metal, the current propeller standard. Damage-tolerant reinforcing fabric strengthens highly ...