PROPELLER BLADE

A propeller blade of the kind having a light wood body, a root of harder wood, and a metal ferrule connecting the root to the propeller hub, is reduced in bulk without loss in mechanical strength or efficiency by using a special wood/resin lamination for the root and covering the whole of the body with a skin composed of a resin reinforced by one or more layers of fiber, e.g., woven glass fiber fabric. The application of a metal protection to the leading edge of the blade and the retention of this protection are also assisted by the aforesaid skin, and special forms of screw for anchoring the blade root to the ferrule, and special forms of ferrule, are also proposed.