Aircraft propellers have to be balanced with an astonishing level of precision. Inside the Hartzell factory, a balancing machine is sensitive enough that the weight of a single dollar bill can change ...

When spiffy, high-tech, high-performance propellers go into the prop shop, they’re carefully restored to their original shape with sophisticated, computerized propeller repair tools, right? Well, no.

Dynamic Solutions Systems (Booth 4084, Hangar D) is now offering its upgraded MicroVib II microprocessor-based vibration analyzer and dynamic balancer system. What was already a powerful little box is ...

Aircraft propellers experienced various mechanical failures, including a cracked hub, a massive oil leak, and incorrect pitch causing engine overspeed. Control system malfunctions led to issues such ...

[Danijel0frk’s] friends may call him unbalanced, but his propellers are always spot on. His well-balanced props are thanks to this magnetic balancer he built from scrap PC parts and pilfered office ...