Video: How Sensenich Wooden Props Are Made

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Key Takeaways:

  • Wooden aircraft propellers are experiencing a resurgence, even as composite props gain popularity.
  • Many modern composite propellers still incorporate traditional wood cores.
  • AVweb's Paul Bertorelli toured Sensenich's factory in Plant City, Florida, to observe the manufacturing process of these propellers.
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Composite props may be the latest shiny object to make airplanes go, but most of them have wood cores, and the basic wooden prop is enjoying somewhat of a resurgence. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli took a tour of Sensenich’s prop factory in Plant City, Florida to see how these products are made.

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