propellers
Aircraft thrust generators
Propellers are rotating blades that push a vehicle through air or water.
The angled blades spin rapidly, creating thrust by displacing the medium around them.
Aircraft propellers pull planes forward; boat propellers push from the stern.
The word often appears in compounds: propeller plane, propeller shaft.
Informally shortened to props.
Blade-driven energy converter
- windpowerElectricity from air currents
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- renewableCapable of restoration
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
rotation · nacelle · tower · generator · yaw · grid · sustainable · energy
Flat cutting edge
- hubCentral connection point
- pitchFrequency of sound
- rotationTurning on an axis
- thrustForceful forward motion
torque · shaft · bearing · gearbox · feathering · governor · counterweight · vibration
Flying or operating aircraft
- turbopropTurbine-powered propeller engine
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- monoplaneSingle-wing aircraft
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
airfoil · propwash · pitch · feathering · nose · cowling · spinner · thrust
Watercraft for travel
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- outboardExternal boat engine
- inboardWithin a vessel's hull
- screwThreaded metal fastener
cavitation · pitch · thrust · shaft · hull · rudder · wake · transom
Spinning mechanical assembly
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cyclicRepeating in sequence
autorotation · blade · pitch · hub · mast · torque · lift · hover
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- windpowerElectricity from air currents
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- renewableCapable of restoration
blades · rotation · nacelle · tower · generator · yaw · grid · sustainable · energy · offshore
blade
Flat cutting edge
thrust · torque · shaft · bearing · gearbox · feathering · governor · counterweight · vibration · balance
aviation
Flying or operating aircraft
- turbopropTurbine-powered propeller engine
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- monoplaneSingle-wing aircraft
fuselage · airfoil · propwash · pitch · feathering · nose · cowling · spinner · thrust · torque
boat
Watercraft for travel
screw · cavitation · pitch · thrust · shaft · hull · rudder · wake · transom · horsepower
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- collectiveJointly organized group
cyclic · autorotation · blade · pitch · hub · mast · torque · lift · hover · autogyro
quadcopter
Four-rotor aerial vehicle
- multirotorAircraft with multiple spinning blades
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- ESCAutomatic skid prevention system
gimbal · aerial · battery · thrust · lift · blade · guard · pitch · yaw · roll
- shipbuildingshipyards, shipyard, dockyards, dockyard, hull
- aircraft manufacturingfuselage, airframes, final assembly, assembly line, avionics
- Battleship Partsgun turrets, turrets, armor, armor plating, cannons
- Steampunkgears, cogs, brass goggles, airship, dirigible
- ship designship design, deck plans, stability, buoyancy, ship construction
- ship machineryship engines, diesel engines, steam turbines, gas turbines, boilers
propellersjets
Pressurized fluid streams
jet engines · turbojets · rocket engines · rockets · turbofans
- rocket-propelled grenadePortable anti-tank weapon
- propeller planeAircraft powered by propellers
- propeller capHat with rotor ornament
- propeller aircraftPlane powered by spinning blades
- propeller shaftRod transmitting rotational power
- propeller headTechnology-obsessed person