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    Introduction To Propeller

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    Propellers consist of blades attached to a central hub. The blades produce lift called thrust that pushes or pulls the airplane through the air. Most aircraft have tractor propellers in front that pull the plane, while some have pusher propellers in back that push. Propeller blades are shaped like wings and have a leading edge, trailing edge, chord line, blade face, and blade back. The angle of attack is between the chord line and airflow.

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    Introduction To Propeller

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    Propellers consist of blades attached to a central hub. The blades produce lift called thrust that pushes or pulls the airplane through the air. Most aircraft have tractor propellers in front that pull the plane, while some have pusher propellers in back that push. Propeller blades are shaped like wings and have a leading edge, trailing edge, chord line, blade face, and blade back. The angle of attack is between the chord line and airflow.

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    Propellers consist of blades attached to a central hub. The blades produce lift called thrust that pushes or pulls the airplane through the air. Most aircraft have tractor propellers in front that pull the plane, while some have pusher propellers in back that push. Propeller blades are shaped like wings and have a leading edge, trailing edge, chord line, blade face, and blade back. The angle of attack is between the chord line and airflow.

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    Introduction To Propeller

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    Propellers consist of blades attached to a central hub. The blades produce lift called thrust that pushes or pulls the airplane through the air. Most aircraft have tractor propellers in front that pull the plane, while some have pusher propellers in back that push. Propeller blades are shaped like wings and have a leading edge, trailing edge, chord line, blade face, and blade back. The angle of attack is between the chord line and airflow.

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    INTRODUCTION TO

    PROPELLERS
    PROPELLERS

    • Consist of two or more


    blades and a central hub
    to which the blades are
    attached.
    • Propeller blades produce
    force that create thrust to
    pull or push the airplane
    through the air.
    PROPELLERS
    • The propeller blades are made in the
    shape of a wing of an aircraft.
    • When the engine rotates the propeller
    blades, the blades produce lift. The lift is
    called thrust and moves the aircraft
    forward.
    • Most aircraft have propellers that pull
    the aircraft through the air. These are
    called tractor propellers. Some aircraft
    have propellers that push the aircraft.
    These are called pusher propellers.
    CROSS –SECTION OF A PROPELLER
    CROSS –SECTION OF A PROPELLER
    • Leading edge – The edge where the airflow
    first meets the propeller
    blade.
    • Trailing edge – The edge behind the leading
    edge.
    • Chord line – The imaginary straight line
    connecting the leading edge and the
    trailing edge.
    • Blade Face – The half of the blade below the
    chord line.
    • Blade Back - The curved half of the blade
    above the chord line.
    • Angle of Attack – Angle between the chord
    line and the relative airflow.
    Propeller Blade Design

    • The blade shank is the thick,


    rounded portion of the
    propeller blade near the hub
    and is designed to give
    strength to the blade.

    • The blade butt, also called the


    blade base or root, is the end
    of the blade that fits in the
    propeller hub.
    Propeller Blade Design
    • The blade tip is the part of the propeller blade farthest from the
    hub, generally defined as the last 6 inches of the blade.

    • The typical propeller blade is the twisted from the blade root to
    the blade tip. The cross-sectional area of the blade when moving
    from root to tip decrease as depicts in the figure below.
    Forces acting on a Propeller
    Types of Propeller according to the location on the
    aircraft
    • Tractor Propeller – They are mounted on the front side of the
    aircraft and provide thrust in the forward direction pulling the
    aircraft forward.
    Push Propeller

    • They are mounted on


    the back(rear) side of
    the aircraft and
    provide thrust in the
    forward direction
    pushing the aircraft
    forward.
    Types of Propellers according to the Blade Angles

    • Fixed-pitch Propeller – A fixed-pitch


    propeller has the blade pitch, or
    blade angle, built into the propeller.
    The blade angle cannot be changed
    after the propeller is built. This type of
    propeller is one piece and is
    constructed of wood or aluminum
    alloy.
    Ground-adjustable Propeller
    • This type is also a fixed-pitch
    propeller. The pitch, or blade angle,
    can only be changed when the
    aircrafts is on ground and when the
    propeller is not running.
    • The pitch of the blades cannot be
    changed in flight. The ground-
    adjustable propeller is often used
    on present aircraft.

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