STC Approved for Hartzell Propeller 3-Blade Mooney Bravo Prop

A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) has been approved to replace McCauley propellers on Mooney M20M/TLS/Bravo series single-engine aircraft with Hartzell Propeller’s 75-inch diameter three-bladed aluminum props. Airplanes covered by the STC are powered by TIO-540-AF1A and TIO-540-AF1B Turbocharged Lycoming Sabre engines. “Installing Hartzell’s Scimitar-style prop covered by this STC delivers 8-10 percent improvement in climb […]

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Hartzell Propeller Transitions Engineering and Flight Safety Leadership from Bruce Hanke to Doug Washburn

Hartzell Propeller has implemented an engineering leadership transition. Vice President of Engineering and Flight Safety Bruce Hanke is retiring in July, with his duties being assumed by 21-year veteran GE Aviation engineering leader Doug Washburn, who recently joined Hartzell Propeller. “Bruce Hanke, with over four decades of engineering and leadership experience, leaves a legacy of […]

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Hartzell’s AERO Friedrichshafen Presence Focuses on Petroleum and ePowered Flight

Hartzell Propeller will feature the latest iterations of props for petroleum, electric and hydrogen propelled aircraft at AERO Friedrichshafen to be held April 27-30 in Germany. Hartzell’s contingent of propeller specialists, including sales, engineering and executives will be at Exhibit Hall A3-116. “We have active General Aviation propeller technology initiatives underway in every propulsion segment […]

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Hartzell Propeller Adds Mitch Heaton to Lead Technology Initiatives for Advanced Air Mobility

Hartzell Propeller has appointed Mitch Heaton as director, Business Development and New Technology to further the company’s programs involving advanced air mobility (AAM). His focus will be on developing propellers for eVTOL, eSTOL, electric, hybrid and hydrogen powered aircraft. Using an innovative blend of sophisticated engineering analytics, certification skills and world-class manufacturing technologies, Hartzell is […]

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Woolpert Welcomes Midwest Aviation Engineering and Construction Leader David Gotschall

David Gotschall, a leader in aviation engineering and construction, has joined Woolpert as a project manager. Gotschall has 34 years of experience in the design and construction of airfields, roadways and underground utilities, as well as in project coordination and communication, contract management and budget management. Gotschall has managed aviation programs from runway replacements and […]

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The State of Ohio and NAHF Partner to Provide Aviation Education

The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF), the nation’s only Congressionally chartered aviation hall of fame, is honored to announce a new partnership with the State of Ohio, PBS affiliate ThinkTV, national and local organizations, and regional officials to create and distribute their aviation-focused, STEAM Program Discovering Flight: Learning with the NAHF to Ohio schools […]

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