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This is how two contra-rotating propellers can make ships more energy efficient

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. SINTEF has now designed and manufactured new measuring equipment for model testing of contra-rotating propellers. This could be good ...

The Science of Spirals 6

A History of Shipbuilding Technology and the Screw PropellerPrefaceA massive hull traversing the vast ocean.The sight of a ...
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This Famous P-51 Air Racer's Engine Test Is A Mechanical Thunder Storm

Precious Metal is a staple of the air racing community. The highly modified P-51's striking yellow and polished paint job and its contra-rotating propellers are features that make it stand out, but ...
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Steerprop Provides Contra-Rotating Propeller in First Yacht Project

A yacht being built for a private owner will be the first ever vessel to be equipped with Steerprop’s smallest contra-rotating propeller (CRP) azimuth propulsors to date. The order marks Steerprop’s ...
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German Aerospace Research Vessel taps Steerprop for Propulsion

Steerprop will deliver its new Contra-Rotating Propeller (CRP) azimuth propulsions to Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH for a new research vessel being built for the German Aerospace Center (DLR).