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Warp Drive Inc is an American manufacturer of composite
Warp Drive Inc is an American manufacturer of composite propellers
A propeller (often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working flu ...
for ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and Aircraft flight control system, conventional three-a ...
, ultralight trike
An ultralight trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift control, weight-shift. These light-sport aircraft, aircraft have a fabric Rogallo wing, flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fusel ...
s, light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictions on weigh ...
, amateur-built aircraft, gyrocopter
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), gyroscope, gyrocopter or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. A gyroplane "means a rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-driven ...
, airboat
An airboat (also known as a planeboat, swamp boat, bayou boat, or fanboat) is a flat-bottomed watercraft propelled by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. It is commonly used for fishing, hunting, r ...
s and other non-certified
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applications. The company is based in Ventura, Iowa
Ventura is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 711 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ventura is located on the northeastern basin of Clear Lake, making ...
.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 86. BAI Communications.
The company makes its propellers from solid carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers ( Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon comp ...
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See also
*List of aircraft propeller manufacturers
This is a list of current and former aircraft propeller manufacturers.
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* Aero Ltd. - Poland
* AeroLux Propellers - United States
* Aeroproducts - United States
* Aerosila - Russia
* Airmaster Propellers - New Zealand
* The Airscrew Company - ...
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://warpdriveinc.com/ Aircraft propeller manufacturers Aerospace companies of the United States