While piston-powered aircraft with propellers have been around since the first Wright brothers flight, countless aircraft still rely on such systems to this day. In their most basic form, propellers are a type of apparatus that create a propulsive force as they spin, pulling themselves in a given direction. While similar in action to a screw, multiple propeller blades may be situated on a single hub that is spun with the use of a motor. To help you better understand how such assemblies have paved the way for powered flight, we will discuss their functionality and designs.
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