GSC Systems, founded in 1984, is a Canadian manufacturer of wooden

propellers A propeller (often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working flu ...

for

homebuilt Homebuilt machines are machines built outside of specialised workshops or factories. This can include different things such as kit cars or homebuilt computers, but normally it pertains to homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or ...

and

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. The company headquarters is located in

Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is northeast of Vancouver. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA of British ...

.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 83. BAI Communications. The company was originally part of

Aircraft Sales and Parts Aircraft Sales and Parts (ASAP) is an American kit aircraft and parts manufacturer, founded in Vernon, British Columbia and moved to Sealy, Texas in 2013 and renamed the Aeroplane Manufactory.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Gui ...

, but was sold off to an employee in 2000. Originally producing fixed pitch wooden propellers, the company expanded into ground adjustable designs and more recently introducing the GSC-GTA, a mechanical, inflight-adjustable propeller. Their propeller blades are all made from eastern

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hardwood. Originally called ''GSC Systems International Ltd.'', the company is now officially ''GSC Systems (2004) Ltd.''

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