Discover how to build a powerful ducted propeller using a washing machine motor in this easy-to-follow video. Watch as each step of the process is demonstrated, from removing and modifying the ...

Distributed ducted propellers show immense potential for low-altitude aircraft, but the vast number of possible designs complicates standardized analysis. This research introduces a novel ...

Later, Piasecki designed ducted-propeller upgrades for the Cobra and the Hughes AH-64 Apache; a mockup of the compounded Cobra and a poster of the modified Apache were on display.

Propfans, or other once-promising propulsion technologies such as ducted propellers, might finally be ready for use. Several propfans were flight-tested in the 1980s, ...

The Takeaway: DJI’s Avata is a smaller, more nimble version of its full-sized FPV drone.The small form factor and ducted propellers allowed me to get much closer to subjects without any worries ...

However, this fan, which comes from German propulsion developer Schubeler Technologies, is of the electric ducted variety. The eP05-21, unveiled Tuesday, is the company’s latest product.

Intended to blend the handling and flying experience of a jet fighter with the operating efficiency of a turboprop, the RFB Fantrainer utilized a ducted fan in the empennage. [FanJet Aviation] In ...