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Hartzell Preserves Aviation’s Heritage and Keeps Top-flight Jobs in the U.S.

Hartzell Propeller is proof that a family with strong values can successfully combine high-tech with old-fashioned wholesomeness.

Joe Brown, representing the second generation of family leadership at Hartzell, combines modern computer milling with old-fashioned craftsmanship in his planning.

November 5, 2014

In 1978, GAMA member manufacturers shipped 14,398 piston singles, 2,634 piston twins and 548 turboprops (essentially all of them twins). Those 17,580 aircraft required 20,762 propellers, made predominantly by Hartzell, McCauley (owned by Cessna since 1960) and Sensenich.

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