Hoffman Propeller is a German manufacturer of

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. The company headquarters is located at

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.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 84. BAI Communications. The company makes design, manufacture and maintain propellers with blades in wooden composite construction for needed purposes, mainly for the

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, hovercraft and any special applications such as blades for wind tunnels the automotive industries. By the version of Aircraft Turboprop Propeller System Market Outlook, the company was one of the major market players.

History

Established in 1955 the company initially designed and produced propellers for

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s with a staff of six. The company expanded into the field of

propeller overhaul and today, with a staff of 57, the company offers a wide range of propeller services including new certified replacements for vintage aircraft where the original propeller type is unavailable. The company has acquired rights to the V-Prop, an automatic self-powering electronic variable-pitch propeller invented by Thomas Strieker of Silence Aircraft. Stefan Bichlmeyr from Technical Engineering at Hoffmann Propeller has said that the firm is working with Thomas Strieker to redesign the VProp system for bigger engines. As of June 2013 this redesign is in process but not finished yet. Hoffmann Propeller also manufactures

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for

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s and hovercraft.Hoffmann propeller - History
www.Hoffman-prop.com Retrieved: 7 February 2012.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.hoffmann-prop.com/
''Flight International'', July 1982 - Article on Hoffmann's propeller manufacturing process
Aircraft component manufacturers of Germany Aerospace companies of Germany Manufacturing companies established in 1955 Aircraft propeller manufacturers 1955 establishments in West Germany German companies established in 1955

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