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The 11 pages that link to Propeller, each with the reason it gives.
ThrustBroader topic: Its blades impart momentum to a large mass of fluid at relatively low speed.
AirfoilRelated: Each propeller blade uses airfoil sections to create force as it rotates.
Aircraft engineRelated: It converts an engine's shaft power into thrust.
MultirotorRelated: Each powered propeller supplies one of the multirotor's lift-producing forces.
Model aircraftRelated: Propellers provide propulsion on many powered model aircraft.
TugboatNarrower topic: A tug's propulsors generate the force needed to push or tow another vessel.