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aircraft propeller An aircraft propeller, also called an airscrew,Beaumont, R.A.; ''Aeronautical Engineering'', Odhams, 1942, Chapter 13, "Airscrews". converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream which pushes the propeller ...
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Aero Ltd. Aero AT Sp.z o.o. is a Polish light aircraft manufacturer founded by Tomasz Antoniewski in Warsaw in 1994. It is unrelated to the Czech Aero company.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 15 ...
- Poland * AeroLux Propellers - United States * Aeroproducts - United States *
Aerosila SPE "Aerosila" (russian: Аэросила) is the leading Russian firm in the field of development and manufacturing of aircraft propellers, propfans, auxiliary gas-turbine engines as well as aviation aggregates of different purpose including h ...
- Russia *
Airmaster Propellers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...
- New Zealand *
The Airscrew Company The Airscrew Company Ltd (incorporating the Jicwood company) was a British manufacturing company based in Surrey manufacturing propeller (aircraft), propellers. History The Airscrew Company was established in Weybridge, Surrey, England in 1923 ...
- UK *
AKS Inc AKS Inc, was an American manufacturer of composite aircraft propellers. The company was based in Portland OregonPurdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 83. BAI Communications. The company produced two lines of grou ...
- United States *
Alisport Alisport srl is an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Cremella. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft and sailplanes in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the Europea ...
, Italy (Idrovario Propellers) *
American Propeller Manufacturing Company American Propeller and Manufacturing Company, in Baltimore manufactured 75 percent of all propellers used by America in World War I. History APMC was founded by a patent lawyer and engineering consultant Spencer Heath. His clients included Simo ...
- United States *
Arplast Helice Arplast Helice is a former French manufacturer of propellers for light aircraft and microlights. The company was based at Gargas, France. The company appears to have been wound up on 29 April 2015. The firm's main product was the composite 3 ...
- France *
Aymar-DeMuth Propellers Aymar-DeMuth Propellers was an American manufacturer of wood laminate and Composite material, composite Propeller (aircraft), propellers for homebuilt aircraft. The company headquarters was located in Ellicott City, Maryland.Purdy, Don: ''AeroC ...
- United States * Aurusropellers - Aurus Design S.r.l.s. - Italy * Avia Propeller - Czech Republic * Aviation Design & Certification - Germany * Avtek - Italy * Axial - German Empire


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Banks Maxwell Propeller Company A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Becaus ...
- United States *
Binder Motorenbau Binder may refer to: Businesses * Binder FBM, a former German jewelry manufactory * Binder Dijker Otte & Co., the expansion of "BDO" in BDO International Computing * Binder Project, package and share interactive, reproducible environments * Fi ...
- Germany *
Baoding Propeller Plant Baoding (), formerly known as Baozhou and Qingyuan, is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately southwest of Beijing. As of the 2010 census, Baoding City had 11,194,382 inhabitants out of which 2,176,857 lived in the b ...
- People's Republic of China * Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co - UK *
Bolly Props Bolly may refer to: * Jorge Luis Bolly (born 1984), Mexican professional wrestler * Mathis Bolly (born 1990), Norwegian-born Ivorian football midfielder * Monika Bolly (born 1968), Polish actress * Bolly Lapok (born 1952), Metropolitan Archbishop ...
- Australia *
Born Propeller Born may refer to: * Childbirth * Born (surname), a surname (see also for a list of people with the name) * ''Born'' (comics), a comic book limited series Places * Born, Belgium, a village in the German-speaking Community of Belgium * Born, Luxe ...
- Germany *
British Maxim British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...
- UK *
Büttner Propeller Büttner Propeller, also known as Gerald Büttner - Obernkirchen, is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Obernkirchen and founded by Gerald Büttner. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes, paramotors a ...
- Germany


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Catto Propellers Catto may refer to: Places * Cairn Catto, a prehistoric monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland * Catto, Switzerland, a village in the Swiss municipality of Quinto, Ticino People * Henry E. Catto Jr., American businessman and ambassador * Jamie Cat ...
- United States (1975–present) * Chauvière - France (1905-?) * Collins Aerospace - United States (2018–present) *
Competition Aircraft Competition Aircraft Inc, founded in 1980 by Jack Venaleck, is an American manufacturer of composite propellers for ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters is located in Grass Valley, California.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Air ...
- United States (1980–present) * Culver Props - United States *
Curtiss-Wright Corporation The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and v ...
- United States


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* DCTA - Brazil *
de Havilland Propellers de Havilland Propellers was established in 1935, as a division of the de Havilland Aircraft company when that company acquired a licence from the Hamilton Standard company of America for the manufacture of variable-pitch propellers at a cost ...
- United Kingdom (1935-1961) * DM-Prop - Slovakia *
Dowty Rotol Dowty Propellers is a British engineering company based in Brockworth, Gloucestershire that specialises in the manufacture, repair and overhaul of propellers and propeller components for customers around the world. It is owned by General Elect ...
- United Kingdom * Duc Hélices - France


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* EVRA - France *
Electravia Electravia - Helices E-Props is a French aviation manufacturer based in Vaumeilh, specializing in the non-certified light aviation sector. At one time it produced electric propulsion systems and now designs and manufactures carbon fibre propel ...
- Helices
E-Props Electravia - Helices E-Props is a French aviation manufacturer based in Vaumeilh, specializing in the non-certified light aviation sector. At one time it produced electric propulsion systems and now designs and manufactures carbon fibre propell ...
- France (2008–present)


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Fairey-Reed Propeller Company The Fairey Aviation Company Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Middlesex and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire. Notable for the design of a number of important military a ...
- UK *
Fahlin Manufacturing Company Emilia Fahlin (born 24 October 1988) is a Swedish road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Fahlin has won the Swedish National Road Race Championships three times (2008, 2013, 2018) and the Swedish National Time Tria ...
- United States *
The Falcon Airscrew Company The Falcon Airscrew Company was a British manufacturer of wooden aircraft propellers, formed during the first World War. In 1923 they claimed 90% of the United Kingdom's propeller production but had closed by the end of the decade. History For ...
- UK * Falter (Shäfer) Propellerin - Germany *
Felix Propellers Felix Propellers Inc, was an American manufacturer of wooden Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft as well as antiques. The company headquarters was located in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.Purdy, ...
- United States * Finish - Russia


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Garuda Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda is a ...
- German Empire *
GE Aviation Systems GE Aviation Systems (formerly Smiths Aerospace) is an American aerospace engineering, aircraft engine and aircraft parts manufacturer. Smiths Aerospace was formerly one of four business units of Smiths Group plc., an engineering company and cons ...
- UK * GEFA-flug - Germany *
Geiger Engineering Geiger Engineering GmbH is a German aircraft engine manufacturer based in Seigendorf, Hirschaid, Oberfranken. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of electric aircraft engines and related systems, including batteries, electric ...
- Germany *
Gloster Aircraft The Gloster Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1917 to 1963. Founded as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited during the First World War, with the aircraft construction activities of H H Martyn & Co Ltd of Chelt ...
- UK *
GSC Systems GSC Systems, founded in 1984, is a Canadian manufacturer of wooden propellers for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters is located in Vernon, British Columbia.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', p ...
- Canada (1984–present) *
GT Propellers GT, Gt or G-T may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games * GT Interactive, an American video game developer * GameTrailers, a video game website * '' Golden Tee Golf'', golf video game * ''Gran Turismo'' (series), a series of racing video game ...
- Italy


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Haw Propeller Haw or HAW may refer to: Fruit * many species of hawthorn ('' Crataegus'') ** Haw flakes, Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn, ''Crataegus pinnatifida'' * several species of ''Viburnum'', including: ** '' Viburnum rufidul ...
- Germany *
Helices E-PROPS A helix () is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. It is a type of smoothness (mathematics), smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as ...
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Electravia Electravia - Helices E-Props is a French aviation manufacturer based in Vaumeilh, specializing in the non-certified light aviation sector. At one time it produced electric propulsion systems and now designs and manufactures carbon fibre propel ...
- France (2008–present) * Hélices Halter - France (1987-2014) *
Hamilton Standard Hamilton Standard was an American aircraft propeller parts supplier. It was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft and Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller C ...
- United States (1929-1999) *
Hamilton Sundstrand Hamilton Sundstrand was an American globally active corporation that manufactured and supported aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets. A subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, it was headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn ...
- United States (1999-2012) *
Hartzell Propeller Hartzell Propeller is an American manufacturer that was founded in 1917 by Robert N. Hartzell as the Hartzell Walnut Propeller Company. It produces composite and aluminum propellers for certified, homebuilt, and ultralight aircraft. The compan ...
- United States (1917–present) *
Hegy Propellers Hegy Propellers, founded by Ray Hegy, was an American manufacturer of wooden Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters was located in Marfa, Texas.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCraf ...
- United States *
Heine Propellers Heine is both a surname and a given name of German origin. People with that name include: People with the surname * Albert Heine (1867–1949), German actor * Alice Heine (1858–1925), American-born princess of Monaco * Armand Heine (1818–1883) ...
- Germany * Helix-Carbon - Germany * Hercules Propellers - UK * F. Hills & Sons - UK *
Historic Propellers History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
- Czech Republic (2012 - present) *
Hoffmann Propeller Hoffman Propeller is a German manufacturer of aircraft propellers. The company headquarters is located at Rosenheim in Bavaria, Germany.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 84. BAI Communications. The company makes d ...
- Germany (1955–present) *
Hordern-Richmond Hordern-Richmond was a British aeronautical engineering company that traded between 1937 and c. 1990. History Hordern-Richmond Aircraft Ltd was registered as a private company on 29 April 1937 with a nominal capital of £10,000 in 10,000 shares ...
- UK (1937-circa 1990)


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* Idrovario Propellers, made by
Alisport Alisport srl is an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Cremella. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft and sailplanes in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the Europea ...
, Italy * Ipswich Propellers - UK *
Ivoprop Ivoprop Corporation, founded in 1984 by Ivo Zdarsky, is an American manufacturer of composite propellers for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft, as well as airboats. The company's headquarters are in Long Beach, California.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCraf ...
- USA * IPT - Brazil (? - 1996)


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* Jablo - UK *
Junkers Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (JFM, earlier JCO or JKO in World War I, English: Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works) more commonly Junkers , was a major German aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer. It was founded there in Dessau, Germ ...
- Germany (Third Reich) * Junkers Profly - Germany


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* Kasparaero - Czech Republic * KievProp - Ukraine


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Lang Propellers Lang Propellers was a British company that manufactured aircraft propellers. The company operated independently from 1913 to 1936. History In 1909 Arthur Alexander Dashwood Lang became interested in aircraft propeller design and made some pro ...
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Lange Aviation Lange Aviation GmbH is a German company that manufactures gliders and develops electric power-plants for other aircraft. It was founded by its present managing director, Axel Lange, in 1996 as Lange Flugzeugbau GmbH in Zweibrücken. The company cu ...
- Germany * LOM Praha - Czech Republic


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McCauley Propeller Systems McCauley Propeller Systems is an American aircraft propeller manufacturer, founded in Dayton, Ohio in 1938 by Ernest G. McCauley.Artifact note"McCauley Industrial Corp. Propeller, fixed-pitch, two-blade, metal,"NASM inventory number A19580112000 ...
- United States (1938–present) *
The Metal Airscrew Company The Metal Airscrew Company was formed in 1919 by Dr. Henry Charles Watts and Henry Leitner to produce hollow metal aircraft propellers with a method set out their joint patent. By 1928 the company name had changed to Metal Propellers Ltd. It re ...
- UK (-1927) *
Metal Propellers The Metal Airscrew Company was formed in 1919 by Dr. Henry Charles Watts and Henry Leitner to produce hollow metal aircraft propellers with a method set out their joint patent. By 1928 the company name had changed to Metal Propellers Ltd. It re ...
- UK *
MT-Propeller MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH, founded in 1980 by Gerd Muehlbauer, is a manufacturer of composite propellers for single and twin engine aircraft, airships, wind tunnels and other special applications.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircr ...
- Germany (1980–present) *
MW Propellers MW Propellers was an American manufacturer of wooden Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. Its headquarters was in Tucson, Arizona.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'' ...
- United States


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* Neuform Composites - Germany *
NeuraJet NeuraJet was an Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Senftenbach and founded by Hans Neudorfer. The company employees were Neudorfer & Annemarie Humer. It specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly a ...
- Austria *
The Normal Propeller Company ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
- UK


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* W. D. Oddy & Company - UK


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* P & K Enterprises - United States *
Pacesetter Propeller Works Pacesetter Propeller Works, Limited was an American manufacturer of Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters was located in Hillsboro, Oregon.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter ...
- United States *
PE Aero Pe may refer to: Physical education Language * Pe language * Pe (Cyrillic), a letter (П) in the Cyrillic alphabet * Pe (Semitic letter), a letter (פ ,ف, etc.) in several Semitic alphabets ** Pe (Persian letter), a letter (پ) in the Arabic al ...
- Ukraine *
Performance Propellers Performance Propellers, officially Performance Propellers USA, LLC, is an American manufacturer of wooden propellers for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters is located in Donie, Texas and was formerly in Patagonia, Ari ...
- United States *
Precision Propellers Precision Propellers LLC, founded in 1979 by Jeff Johnson, was an American manufacturer of wooden propellers for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. Once established at Vernal, Utah, the company headquarters was last located in Gold Canyon, Ari ...
- United States * Peszke Aero Technologies -Poland * Établissements Poncelet - Belgium *
Powerfin Powerfin Propellers, is an American manufacturer of composite propellers for homebuilt, light-sport and ultralight aircraft, as well as wind power generation systems. The company headquarters is located in Hurricane, Utah, although it was for ...
- United States *
Prince Aircraft Prince Aircraft Company, founded in 1979 by Lonnie Prince, is an American manufacturer of wood and Composite material, composite Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarter ...
- United States (1979–present) *
Props Inc Props Inc, founded in 1985 by Jeff Bertuleit, is an American manufacturer of wooden Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters is located in Newport, Oregon.Purdy, Don: ' ...
- United States (1985–present) * PropTec Hélices - Brazil (2006–present) - Aeronautical, Naval and Eolic Turbine Blades * G. Proctor & Son - UK *
PZL Warszawa PZL (''Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze'' - State Aviation Works) was the main Poland, Polish aerospace manufacturer of the interwar period, and a brand of their aircraft. Based in Warsaw between 1928 and 1939, PZL introduced a variety of well-regar ...
- Poland


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* Quinti Avio - Italy


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* Ratier Figeac - France * Reed Propeller Co. - United States * Rospeller GmbH - Germany *
Rotol Dowty Propellers is a British engineering company based in Brockworth, Gloucestershire that specialises in the manufacture, repair and overhaul of propellers and propeller components for customers around the world. It is owned by General Elect ...
- United Kingdom (1943-1958) *
Rotol Airscrews Dowty Propellers is a British engineering company based in Brockworth, Gloucestershire that specialises in the manufacture, repair and overhaul of propellers and propeller components for customers around the world. It is owned by General Elect ...
- United Kingdom (1937-1943) * Rupert Aeronaves - Brazil


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* S&S Aircraft - Canada * Schleicher - Germany *
Seabird Aviation Australia Seeker Aviation Australia Pty Limited is an intelligence, surveillance and observation (ISR) aircraft manufacturer that was previously based in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. History Founded in 1983, Seabird Ultralight Aircraft began as a m ...
- Australia * Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing Company - United States * Sensenich Wood Propeller Company - United States * Sportine Aviacija ir Ko - Lithuania * Sport Prop - Czech Republic * Sterba Propellers - United States * Sterna Propellers - United States *
Sun Flightcraft Sun Flightcraft (formally Pro-Design & Sun Flightcraft) is a former Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Innsbruck, founded by Herbert Hofbauer. The company at one time specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the ...
- Austria * Szomański


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* Tarver Propellers - United States *
Tennessee Propellers Tennessee Propellers, Inc, founded in 1981, was an American manufacturer of wooden propellers for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters was located in Rising Fawn, Georgia.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft S ...
- United States


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UTC Aerospace Systems UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) was one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The company was formed in August 2012 when parent United Technologies Corporation ...
- United States (2012–2018)


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* Václav Stržínek - Czech Republic (2012 - present) *
Vari-Prop Vari-Prop, founded in 2004 by Larry Morgan, was an American manufacturer of composite propellers for homebuilt and light-sport aircraft. The company headquarters was originally located in Cottonwood, California and later in Beaverton, Oregon ...
- United States * Hélices Valax - France * Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke (VDM) - Germany (Third Reich) *
Vpered Moscow Machine Building Plant Vpered ( rus, Вперёд, p=fpʲɪˈrʲɵt, a=Ru-вперёд.ogg, ''Forward'') was a subfaction within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). Although Vpered emerged from the Bolshevik wing of the party, it was critical of Lenin ...
- Russia * VZLU - Czech Republic


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Bernie Warnke Propellers Bernie Warnke Propellers, founded by Bernie Warnke, is an American manufacturer of wooden Propeller (aircraft), propellers for Homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt and aerobatic aircraft. The company headquarters is located in Tucson, Arizona.Purdy, D ...
- United States *
Warp Drive Inc Warp Drive Inc is an American manufacturer of composite propellers for ultralight aircraft, ultralight trikes, light-sport aircraft, amateur-built aircraft, gyrocopter, airboats and other non- certified applications. The company is based in V ...
- United States *
Whirl Wind Propellers Whirl Wind Propellers Corporation, is an American manufacturer of wooden and composite propellers for homebuilt and light-sport aircraft. The company headquarters is located in El Cajon, California.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircra ...
- United States * Woodcomp - Czech Republic *
Wotan (''The Ring of the Nibelung''), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the ''Nibelun ...
- German Empire {{DEFAULTSORT:Aircraft propeller manufacturers Pr
Aircraft propeller An aircraft propeller, also called an airscrew,Beaumont, R.A.; ''Aeronautical Engineering'', Odhams, 1942, Chapter 13, "Airscrews". converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream which pushes the propeller ...