When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...

Using two propellers spinning in opposite directions, the genius contra-rotating propeller system is used on marine vessels ...

Distributed ducted propellers show immense potential for low-altitude aircraft, but the vast number of possible designs complicates standardized analysis. This research introduces a novel equivalent ...

This paper by TSAW Drones discusses the need for less noise in UAVs, how these toroidals can benefit the drone industry, how these propellers came to be and how exactly they reduce the noise. Also, in ...

Abdulghani Mohamed is a researcher at RMIT university who receives funding from a few companies for undertaking aerodynamic optimisation. The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not ...