ABOUT SENSENICH PROPELLER COMPANY
Sensenich Propeller was established in 1932 to manufacture fixed pitch wood aircraft propellers for the growing aviation market. In 1949 we began to manufacture wood propellers for the burgeoning airboat market. Aluminum propellers for aircraft was added to our product line in the 1950’s. During the 1960’s the use of UAV’s became prevalent and Sensenich was right there with propellers for the new industry. In 1999 We began our highly successful line of ground adjustable composite propellers for Airboat, Aircraft and UAV’s.
IN THE BEGINNING
It all started when two boys living on a dairy farm in Lititz, Pennsylvania got tired of trudging through the snow to the mailbox. The brothers decided to build an engine and propeller driven ice sled to make the trek…
The History of Sensenich Propeller Company
Company founders begin experimenting with engines and propellers outside of Lancaster, PA Sensenich develops broad range of light aircraft propellers Sensenich Brothers incorporated Sensenich builds large modern plant to support full scale war production Sensenich becomes world’s largest manufacturer of wooden propellers Starts producing metal fixed pitch aluminum propellers for general aviation Sensenich begins servicing all makes of general aviation propellers Sensenich begins manufacture of RPV and target drone wooden propellers Sensenich Propeller Company sold to Philadelphia Bourse Incorporated High performance fixed pitch metal propellers released for experimental aircraft Wood propeller production relocated to Plant City, FL to be closer to the airboat market Sensenich Propeller Service company purchased through management buyout Sensenich begins manufacture of composite airboat propellers Sensenich releases composite aircraft propellers for experimental aircraft market Sensenich develops patent-pending “I-beam” construction for composite blades R&D into advanced blade shapes and construction for improved noise and efficiency Since 2019, our engineers have been extensively reviewing many of the early model Airboat blades and now have come to the conclusion that there is a high probability that of many of these sets have reached their life limit for operation. As many of you know in the Airboat world, blades get damaged, repaired, resold and used on many different power combinations through it’s life time. In each scenario, when a blade is damaged or put on a different engine, it can see different loads and vibration characteristics that over time stress the laminate to a point that it starts to fatigue. The loads that propellers
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Sensenich has long been recognized for its reputation on quality, performance and customer service.
- We are an FAA Production Certificate Holder and an FAA Approved Repair Station.
- Sensenich Propeller has two manufacturing locations in Lancaster, Pa. and Plant City Fl.
- Dealers and distributors are located throughout the world.
Our Leadership
PRESIDENT
Donald Rowell
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UAV
Steve Boser
GENERAL MANAGER ALUMINUM PROPELLER DIVISION
Dave Burkhart
HEAD OF AIRBOAT DIVISION
Darrin Grooms
ENGINEERING
Steven Boser
WOOD AND COMPOSITE PROPELLER SALES
Donald Rowell
ALUMINUM PROPELLER SALES
