If you've ever visited a World War II museum and seen some of the dummy bombs on display, you may have noticed a distinct, unusual characteristic on some of them. Some of these bombs possessed tiny ...

These strangely-shaped twisted-loop propellers look like a revolutionary (sorry) advance for the aviation and marine sectors. Radically quieter than traditional propellers in both air and water, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about vertical flight aircraft & advanced aviation technology. The EHang 184 electric VTOL aircraft has two ...

There are few companies that produce a product or service that truly innovates in the realm of recreational boating. To be fair, powerboating is a mature activity, almost 200 years old. By now, it’s ...

Sharrow's extraordinary looped propellers were already some 30% more efficient than traditional designs – and now the company has put two of them together into a coaxial, contra-rotating prop that ...

According to Greek Mythology, Hercules was a demigod with incredible strength and stamina, capable of amazing feats and renowned throughout ancient Greece and Rome. While we'd never suggest that the C ...

Researchers have published a study revealing their successful approach to designing much quieter propellers. Researchers have published a study revealing their successful approach to designing much ...

Sharrow Marine, the manufacturer of the ground-breaking “ribbon” style of propellers, now aims to provide owners of larger, inboard-powered ships with improved performance. With Australian-based VEEM ...

Hydrocomp’s newest release of PropCad incorporates 3 years of enhancements. Propellers are surprisingly complex devices, especially considering most are a solid piece of metal with no moving parts.