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Citation
(1999), "Propeller system for the Ae270 Ibis", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 71 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1999.12771eab.032
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Propeller system for the Ae270 Ibis
Propeller system for the Ae270 Ibis
Keywords: Propellers, Hartzell
Hartzell Propeller Inc. reports that it has agreed to design and develop a propeller system for the AERO Vodochody Ae 270 Ibis aircraft. The Ae 270 is a low-wing, single engine turboprop aircraft intended for short-haul transport and general utility purposes.
Hartzell's propeller design proposal calls for a 96in. diameter, four-bladed lightweight turbine propeller with full feathering and reversing capabilities. The prop would be the latest member of the company's growing family of lightweight turboprop propeller systems that have now seen millions of flight hours in numerous rugged applications.
The new aircraft will be produced by IBIS Aerospace Ltd, which is a joint venture between AERO Vodochody, of the Czech Republic, and Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) of Taiwan. The aircraft will be produced in two versions: the pressurized Ae 270 Ibis and the unpressurized Ae 270 W Ibis. The AE270 Ibis will feature the Hartzell prop fitted to a Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-42A.