Ten years ago, Loren “Gene” Hartsaw sold his business and began making wooden propellers for antique aircraft. The change in profession was something he never regretted. Hartsaw died Friday, ...

During World War I, the United States felt they were lagging behind Europe in terms of airplane technology. Not to be outdone, Congress created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics [NACA].

ONE SUMMER DAY IN 1928, HARRY AND MARTIN SENSENICH TOOK THEIR PROPELLER-DRIVEN farm wagon on its maiden flight, so to speak, hurtling down the narrow dirt roads of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It ...

The mold is 1,100 degree Celsius liquid bronze is flowing into the prepared propeller mould.to be filled. “Our experience from more than 50 years are not that easy to copy,” Manfred Urban, CEO of MMG ...

Wooden propellers were widely used on all aircraft prior to 1920 and especially during World War I. They continued to be placed on aircraft over the next decade with decreasing regularity -- with a ...

The next time you spot a vintage aircraft overhead, there's a good chance it's airborne thanks to the handiwork of a man from Manakau in Horowhenua. For more than 25 years, Jeff Fox has crafted wooden ...