pusher propeller
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pusher propeller
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Unlike most helicopters, Sikorsky’s bid uses two counter-rotating coaxial main rotors and a pusher propeller that the company says will allow for quicker acceleration and deceleration.
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022
A start-up in Bratislava, Slovakia, called Aeromobil has a prototype with a pusher propeller for flight and driveshafts turning the front wheels when driving.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2014
The company is working on an advanced hybrid design capable of vertical takeoff and highway driving using electric motors powered by batteries, along with a piston engine turning a pusher propeller during forward flight.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2014
In the air, a simple twist of the control-stick grip sets the pitch of the rear-mounted pusher propeller for 240-m.p.h. cross-country dashes on the craft's stubby wings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The engine, a 100 horse-power water-cooled Green, was mounted on bearers aft and drove a four-bladed pusher propeller.
From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by Whale, George
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