propeller
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The propeller planes are typically deployed on regional routes, particularly in Europe and Asia, and are capable of seating between 30 and 78 passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Here we see the gift that Gilbert Insall’s comrades in the Royal Flying Corps made for him at Christmas 1915: a wooden propeller hub mounted with a clock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
We’d seen nearly every stage of production — from “grass to glass,” as McAfee called it — when he parked his truck next to the hangar that houses his Cessna 210 Centurion propeller plane.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
They also said its injuries indicated it had contact with a ship propeller and a fishing net.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
At that moment I hopped off the fence and ran as fast as I could along the warning track until I was well past the propeller, then I circled around to the passenger side.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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His nephew Griffin Bremner said he felt the plane stutter and the propellers slow down, then his uncle turned to him and said, “Griffin, we’re cooked!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the footage, two charred propellers and engines can be clearly seen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
"There is an opportunity to improve the design of the propellers," he told Holyrood's net zero, energy and transport committee on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Instead, they have propellers, reach speeds of 110 miles per hour and emit high-pitched buzzing sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The hum of the propellers intensified for a moment then gradually stuttered to a halt, and the plane’s door-cum-stairway fell open.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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