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Professor Von Kliptip ’s Twelve All-Time Favorite Questions and Answers About PROPELLER PERFORMANCE ON PERSONAL AND BUSINESS AIRCRAFT About Professor Von Kliptip n 1903 as a young boy at Kitty Hawk, Professor Humperdinck Von Kliptip became the first person in history to yell, “ t will never get off the ground!” Though wrong about the Wrights, the professor has been going around in the best aviation circles since. As a teacher, he held the Wrong Way Corrigan Chair at Sopwith College for ten years. He is also a renowned engineer and designer of aircraft propellers. Professor Von Kliptip is the author of many books, the most famous being “Whatever Goes Up” and its sequel, “Back to the Old Drawing Board.” He is married to the former Hilda Brinker, and they are the parents of four flying Dutchmen. 2 1. Professor, wh t is propeller? The propeller is a twisted airfoil that converts the rotating power of the engine into thrust, which propels the airplane through the air. Sections of the propeller near the center are moving at a slower rate of speed than those near the tip, which is why the blades are twisted. Modern propellers are fabricated from high strength, heat treated, aluminum alloy forgings. Some are made up from fiberglass resins into composite materials. 2. C n propellers be interch nged mong different engines ? Goodness, no! You want to end up in the cornfield? A propeller is designed to be compatible with a specific engine in order to achieve maximum thrust or eff