Video from the Past [19] - Airscrew Manufacturing (1940)

Video from the Past [19] - Airscrew Manufacturing (1940) An aircraft propeller or airscrew converts rotary motion from a piston engine, a turboprop or an electric motor, to provide propulsive force. Its pitch may be fixed or variable. Early aircraft propellers were carved by hand from solid or laminated wood, while later propellers were constructed of metal. Modern designs use high-technology composite materials. The propeller attaches to the crankshaft of a piston engine, either directly or through a redu