Single-blade propeller

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A single-blade propeller is a notable configuration of a propulsion system used on aerodynes to generate thrust. Normally propellers are multiblades. The simplicity of a single-blade propeller fits very well on motorized gliders, because it permits the design of a smaller aperture of the glider fuselage for retraction of the powerplant, the counter-balanced teetering mono-blade propeller generates less vibrations than all the other conventional multiblade configurations.

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• http://www.glidingmagazine.com/FeatureArticle.asp?id=368
• http://www.alisport.com/eu/images/img_news/Volaresett04/VOLARE_SETT04.htm