Prop wash over the wings increases their lift, but in a single-engine airplane like the An-2 the propwash affects only a small fraction of the wing area. Tilting the thrust vector upward also helps.

It's easy to consider bush planes just another type of propeller, or single-engine, airplane. In truth, they're a bit different from most prop planes in multiple ways. When you think of an ...

Odd-looking airplanes may still be able to fly. These five have odd-looking wings, no wings at all, or strangely shaped ...

A long-serving CAD officer who had been flying the aircraft died in that accident. The Zlin Z42 is used around the world for training and aerobatics exercises. This single propeller plane can ...

A pilot noticed the propeller on his single-engine plane was no longer spinning moments before he was forced into an emergency landing in August, crashing at a golf course in North Sacramento.

The crash scenario involved seven victims who were on a single prop plane. Norton Shores Fire Chief Bob Gagnon explained why the training is important on their end. "We do want to make sure that ...

The A-1 Skyraider, introduced during World War II, became the U.S.'s last propeller-driven attack aircraft ... Navy requirements for a carrier-based, single-seat, long-range dive/torpedo bomber ...

Jackson‘s most quoted lines. As the Honorary Academy Award winner reflected on his wide-ranging career, he revealed that the studio behind Snakes on a Plane (2006) had to shell out “a bunch of ...