BALANCING ACT Lord Corp. and Hamilton Sundstrand are teaming to offer the In-Flight Propeller Balancing system that automatically adjusts propeller balance while the aircraft is flying. The ...

Operational testing and evaluation has started on a method of dynamically balancing aircraft propellers that works continuously during flight and reduces direct operating and lifecycle costs.

Airplane propellers are primarily categorized into fixed-pitch, which offer a performance compromise between climb and cruise, and various non-fixed-pitch types that allow for blade angle adjustments ...