For those who think of trolling motors as those inexpensive accessories that push lightweight boats, canoes and kayaks around small lakes, it may have been difficult to understand the fuss when the ...

O.G. Schmidt invented the electric trolling motor in 1934 when he attached the starter motor from a Model A Ford to a flexible shaft with a propeller on the end. A fanatical angler, Schmidt used the ...

Raytheon Co. awarded Aerojet a two-year, $3 million contract to design, fabricate, test and deliver nine variable-thrust motors for U.S. Army NetFires missiles, Sacramento, Calif.-based Aerojet ...

Long ago, aerodynamicists stumbled upon the concept of net thrust when they were busy designing warbirds like the P51 Mustang. While the definition of net thrust can apply to a lot of things, what I'm ...