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2. Sensenich Propeller - Wikipedia

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   Sensenich Propeller, founded in 1932, is an American manufacturer of wood, metal and composite propellers for certified, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as airboats. The company headquarters is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3] [4]

3. Outboard motor - Wikipedia

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   The pivoting design allows the outboard motor to be swiveled by the operator in almost all directions: Sideways for direction, up and down to change the thrust line according to speed or bow lift, elevate completely out of water for easy starting, placing the drive shaft and the propeller forward along the side of the boat for reverse, or put ...

4. Voith Schneider Propeller - Wikipedia

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   The first such ship to use the Voith Schneider propeller was the excursion boat Kempten. Two German 1935-type M class minesweepers M-1 and M-2 were fitted with VSPs. The first British ship to use Voith Schneider propellers was the double-ended Isle of Wight ferry MV Lymington , launched in 1938.

5. Seastreak - Wikipedia

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   Seastreak is a private ferry company operating in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in New England.It provides high-speed commuter service between points on the Raritan Bayshore in Monmouth County, New Jersey and in Manhattan in New York City as well as special event and sightseeing excursions in the harbor and seasonal service to the New England coast.

6. Modular propeller - Wikipedia

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   Modular propellers may be fitted to aircraft as well as boats. [1] The benefits of a modular propeller are that its specifications (such as blade pitch or propeller diameter) may be altered to suit varying conditions; and it becomes much easier to replace damaged elements, such as a broken blade. Traditional one-piece propellers may be ...

7. Propeller - Wikipedia

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   Cavitating propeller in water tunnel experiment Cavitation damage evident on the propeller of a personal watercraft Bronze propeller & anti-cavitation plate, & Schilling rudder (on a river barge) Cavitation is the formation of vapor bubbles in water near a moving propeller blade in regions of very low pressure. It can occur if an attempt is ...

8. Ducted propeller - Wikipedia

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   A ducted propeller, also known as a Kort nozzle, is a marine propeller fitted with a non-rotating nozzle. It is used to improve the efficiency of the propeller and is especially used on heavily loaded propellers or propellers with limited diameter. It was developed first by Luigi Stipa (1931) and later by Ludwig Kort (1934). The Kort nozzle is ...

9. Marine thruster - Wikipedia

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   [clarification needed] The choice between using thrusters or traditional propellers to propel marine vessels is a compromise between versatility and efficiency. Propellers are designed to work in-line with a propulsion plant and produce one-directional thrust while thrusters are more customizable and have a more versatile application.