Fairings-Etc. acquires Performance Propeller and plans to resume production of handmade wood props by late 2025. Pre-orders ...

The business: Culver Props specializes in making custom, fixed-pitch, two-blade, wood propellers ... Pilots have different expectations for their aircraft and what they need it to do.

Aircraft are beautiful things, says Akshay Sharma, founder, Woodfeather and Airborn. The former offers handcrafted wooden propellers, while the latter has furniture made of aircraft components.

Even one of the least expensive kits from leading manufacturer Van’s Aircraft, the RV-9A, equipped with the most modest options—a used, 118-horsepower engine, a wood propeller, and simple ...