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Tennessee Propellers, Inc. has been producing quality wooden ultralight aircraft propellers for microlights and powered parachutes since 1981.    

All T.P.I propellers are manufactured from multi-laminated hard maple veneer.   Laminations are bonded with CLASS1 waterproof resin.  Our blanks contain 24 to 48 plys depending on the thickness required.

Carving to pitch, the most important step in propeller making is done on a machine to insure that both blades will have exactly the same shape and pitch.  After carving, each prop is hand-sanded to remove any machine marks.  At this stage, preliminary balancing is done.

Wood sealers are next applied and again re-sanded.  Each stage of production from the wood laminations to finished propeller is subject to a series of inspections.   Final balancing is now performed.

T.P.I. propellers are given their final finish in multiple coats of unique two component polyurethane coating containing aliphatic polyisocyanate.  This coating was especially formulated for the severe environment to which propellers are subjected.   The surface is extremely hard, yet flexible to protect against nicks and abrasion.   It has high gloss retention properties superior to conventional urethanes.

T.P.I. is pledged to provide individuals, dealers, and manufacturers with a product they can count on at a reasonable price.

Propellers can be ordered in hub thicknesses of 1.5", 1.75", 2", and 2.25" and up to 72 inches in diameter.  We also manufacture gyrocopter propellers of 3" Hub thicknesses and up to 66 inches in diameter.

T.P.I. propellers have been chosen as original equipment by these companies:

bulletNew Kolb Aircraft
bulletExcalibur Aircraft
bulletSeg-Tec of Israel
bulletCaterpillar Work Tools
bulletParaplane
bulletQuad City Ultralights
bulletQuicksilver Enterprises
bulletRans Corporation
bulletJDT  Mini-Max
bulletRyowa of Japan
bulletKen Brock Mfg.
bulletTaiwan U.L.A.R.V.

T.P.I. stocks propellers for most Ultralights, if we don't have your prop in stock, we can manufacture one for you in seven to ten working days.