Unique counter-rotating design to help mitigate technical risk of integrating engines on to airlifter Airbus Military has chosen a unique "handed" propeller concept for the A400M airlifter in a bid to ...

It may look like something your kids brought home from shop class, but this rugged, French-designed micro air vehicle (MAV) could be a missing link between smooth, steady hover and fast, forward ...

At the very crux of engineering is the desire to problem-solve, optimize, and squeeze out every bit of efficiency possible from the system being built. Aircraft design and aeronautical engineering ...

Readers have expressed their worries about the logistical burdens of counter-rotating propellers and gearboxes on the Airbus Military A400M (AW&ST Sept. 15, p. 9; Aug. 18/25, p. 12). Controllability ...

BOSTON (CBS) – A Boston startup is giving drones a new look that could make a big difference in security and safety. Cleo Robotics is putting the propellers inside. "What we've done is a leap forward ...

During World War II, Germany built one of the most enormous transport aircraft ever flown: the Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant. With six engines, counter rotating propellers, and a wingspan of more than ...

A revolutionary new concept in marine propulsion, the first Volvo Penta Forward Drive (FWD), debuted today at an exclusive event at the Miami International Boat Show. Opening up a new realm for ...

During World War II, the German military created an aircraft unlike anything seen before… the Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (“Giant”). It was the largest land-based transport aircraft of the entire war.