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McCauley Propeller Systems is an American aircraft propeller manufacturer, founded in Dayton, Ohio in 1938 by Ernest G. McCauley. [1] At its peak, it was reportedly the world's largest aircraft propeller manufacturer, [2] or at least the largest manufacturer of general aviation propellers.
Hartzell Propeller is an American manufacturer that was founded in 1917 by Robert N. Hartzell as the Hartzell Walnut Propeller Company. [1] It produces composite and aluminum propellers for certified , homebuilt , and ultralight aircraft.
The two companies were merged in 1929 by the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. [ 1 ] In the early 1930s, Frank W. Caldwell of Hamilton Standard led a team that developed a variable-pitch propeller, using hydraulic pressure and centrifugal force to change the angle of attack of the blades.
In 1912 the company moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Initial propellers were built with Mahogany wood, followed by Oak with sprucewood cores, and by 1915 APMC converted to solid oak construction. With the onset of World War I, AMPC became the largest manufacturer of wooden aircraft propellers in America by 1918.