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  1. Drone Mapping & 3D Construction Data Analytics | Propeller Aero

    Sure, we’re experts in drone mapping — but Propeller is so much more. We combine high-precision drone maps with reality capture, machine telematics, and field collaboration tools on one intuitive 3D …

  2. Propeller - Wikipedia

    Propellers are used to pump fluid through a pipe or duct, or to create thrust to propel a boat through water or an aircraft through air. The blades are shaped so that their rotational motion through the …

  3. Propeller | Aircraft, Aviation, Design | Britannica

    Propeller, device with a central hub and radiating blades placed so that each forms part of a helical (spiral) surface. By its rotation in water or air, a propeller produces thrust owing to aerodynamic or …

  4. Propellers | How Things Fly

    This is similar to changing gears with a car or bicycle. A ship’s propellers create thrust in water in much the same way an airplane’s propellers create thrust in air. In order for a propeller blade to spin, it …

  5. Propeller Thrust - Glenn Research Center | NASA

    Jul 14, 2025 · On the page, we show a schematic of a propeller propulsion system at the top and some of the equations that define how a propeller produces thrust at the bottom.

  6. PROPELLER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PROPELLER is one that propels; especially : a device that consists of a central hub with radiating blades placed and twisted so that each forms part of a helical surface and that is used to …

  7. Aircraft Propellers – Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles

    During WWII, propeller-driven aircraft technology reached new heights, with significant advancements in propeller design, aerodynamics, engine efficiency, structural reliability, and overall weight reduction. …

  8. PROPELLER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PROPELLER definition: 1. a device that causes a ship or aircraft to move, consisting of two or more blades that spin at…. Learn more.

  9. Propeller - SKYbrary Aviation Safety

    Propellers have two or more blades spaced evenly around the hub and are available in fixed pitch or in variable pitch configurations. More sophisticated propeller designs include those of the constant …

  10. Propeller - New World Encyclopedia

    By rotating two or more twisted blades about a central shaft, in a manner analogous to rotating a screw through a solid, it transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. It is a key technology in …