Propeller advance paves way for quiet, efficient electric aviation

https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/m2-propeller-advance-paves-way-for-quiet-efficient-electric-aviation/

"adjusting pitch angle, chord length and number of blades to optimise propeller design and even out trade-off effect between efficiency and noise... six blades... noise reduction up to 5-8 dBA with only 3.5 % thrust"

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