The Bell XP-77, a wooden American fighter from the WWII era, ultimately failed due to sluggish performance and cultural biases against wood in U.S. aircraft manufacturing. While wood offered ...

When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...

"There are a large number of woods used in the construction of airplane propellers and the selection of one suitable to meet the conditions in hand is not always an easy problem," writes Frank W.

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