Sensenich Propeller

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Sensenich Propeller
Industry Aerospace
Founded1932
Headquarters
Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Plant City, Florida
,
United States
Products Aircraft propellers
Divisions
  • Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing Company
  • Sensenich Wood Propeller Company
  • Sensenich Propeller Service
Website www.sensenich.com

Sensenich Propeller, founded in 1932, is an American manufacturer of wood, metal and composite propellers for certified, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as airboats. The company headquarters is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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The company was initially established in 1932 as Sensenich Brothers to make aircraft propellers. The company is particularly known for its wooden aircraft propellers, but also has produced fixed-pitch metal props since 1948, and in recent years expanded to adjustable-pitch carbon-fiber composite propellers. Throughout the mid-20th century, Sensenich wood props were available on nearly all 1-seat and 2-seat U.S.-made aircraft, many of which still operate today. Sensenich expanded into airboat propellers in 1949, establishing a second factory for that market at Plant City, Florida under the name Sensenich Wood Propeller Company. (Wood prop manufacturing is now handled in their Florida facility.) [2] [3] [4]


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References

  1. ↑ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 85. BAI Communications. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 "Propeller, Fixed-pitch, Sensenich Brothers,", National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, retrieved August 19, 2023
  3. 1 2 "About Sensenich Propeller Company" (official company history), Sensenich Propeller, retrieved August 19, 2023
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Dan: "Sensenich Propeller," ByDanJohnson.com (principal ultralight / light-sport aircraft journalist), retrieved August 19, 2023
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