Wright Brothers | Hartzell Propeller Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:48:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hartzellprop.com/wp-content/uploads/logo2-60x60.png Wright Brothers | Hartzell Propeller 32 32 Wright Brothers Day: Celebrating a Legacy of Aviation Innovation https://hartzellprop.com/wright-brothers-day-2021/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:43:56 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=22677 Hartzell Propeller is proud to celebrate Wright Brothers Day and be a part of the aviation industry they helped make possible.

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]]> Charles “Charlie” Taylor: An Unsung Aviation Pioneer https://hartzellprop.com/charles-taylor-aviation-pioneer/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:58:45 +0000 http://hartzellprop.com/?p=19899 Believe it or not, the engineer who built the custom gas engine that powered the Wright brothers’ historic first flight in 1903 died almost penniless and nearly forgotten. Charles Edward Taylor received little recognition for his contributions to aviation during his lifetime, but posthumously, he is known as a man of aviation “firsts” — including […]

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]]> A Short History of the Aircraft Propeller https://hartzellprop.com/a-short-history-of-the-aircraft-propeller/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:24:31 +0000 http://hartzellprop.com/?p=17624 Aviation has come a long way since the Wright Brothers first took to the skies in 1903. Just as aircraft design has progressed since the beginning of powered flight, aircraft propellers have transformed, too. Here’s a closer look at the evolution of the aircraft propeller: The first versions of the propeller were derived from a […]

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]]> The Must-See History of Aviation in Dayton, OH https://hartzellprop.com/must-see-history-aviation-dayton-oh/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:17:57 +0000 http://hartzellprop.com/?p=15472 Dayton, OH is one of the most important cities in the development of aviation technology: it’s the city where Orville and Wilbur Wright spent most of their adult lives, maintained bicycle and print shops and ultimately invented the first sustained aircraft. Today, the city of Dayton contains many museums, monuments and historical sites that pay […]

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