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REV Labs tests a staggered-blade propeller geometry

Commercial UAV News reported on 25 September that REV Labs is developing a propeller with blades staggered out of the conventional common plane. The company is seeking prototype development, comparative testing and licensing partners.

Propeller geometry remains an active design space for efficiency, acoustic behavior, structural loads and packaging even as electric motors and controllers mature.

Treat claimed performance gains as a design hypothesis until matched tests publish thrust, electrical power, RPM, acoustics and durability against a conventional propeller at the same operating point.