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Airplane engine propellers feature eight blades

Date Taken:

November 21, 2008

Photograph By:

Robyn Waserman, NSF

License Type:

Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

New eight-bladed LC-130 propellers should provide more thrust at lower air speeds, helping lift the aircraft off the ice, as well as increase the climb rate and cruise speed, improve short-field performance and reduce noise and vibration. Compared to the four-blade propellers, which are very heavy and rectangular, the NP-2000 propellers are lighter and more aerodynamically shaped. The LC-130 airplanes are flown by the New York Air National Guard.

Associated Keywords

109th Division, Aircraft, Airfield, Airplane, Airport, Antarctica, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0., Creative Commons, Hercules, LC-130, New York Air National Guard, NSF, NYANG, Ski-Equipped

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