By using two propellers that rotate in opposite directions, a ship can use less energy to move forward. New knowledge means ...
Sharrow's extraordinary looped propellers were already some 30% more efficient than traditional designs – and now the company has put two of them together into a coaxial, contra-rotating prop that ...
According to the TRIPOD research project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland lower fuel consumption and emissions are expected for an innovative propulsion system to be used as a ...
The Russian Tu-95 'Bear' isn't just a relic of the Cold War, with the potential for a nuclear payload capable of untold devastation. It's eight contra-rotating propellers also enable to it hold the ...
Key Points - The Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear," a Soviet-era strategic bomber introduced in 1956, remains a cornerstone of Russian long-range aviation. -Unique for its four powerful Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop ...