So there was my new balsa wood plane with its wind-up propeller hopelessly stuck high up in a tree in front of a neighbor’s house.

"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.

EVERETT — The airplane is in parts — fuselage, wings, engines, control cables, propellers laid out in a hangar corner at the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field. More than 7,700 were built. Yet, ...

Wooden propellers were widely used on all aircraft prior to 1920 and especially during World War I. They continued to be placed on aircraft over the next decade with decreasing regularity -- with a ...

During World War I, the United States felt they were lagging behind Europe in terms of airplane technology. Not to be outdone, Congress created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics [NACA].

An inside look at shaping an aircraft propeller from birch wood, focusing on material selection and precision craftsmanship. Why is wood still used in certain propeller designs today? The tragic story ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley, ...

An aircraft in the living room? Fans of aviation would argue that there is something satisfying about drinking their coffee at a table made of an Antonov 12 engine. Or perhaps, entertaining guests on ...