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After a construction period of about two years, MT-Propeller has now opened three new buildings with a total of about 8,000 sqm (86,000 sqft), in order to further increase its production and service capacities due to the continuous growth in orders and new developments.
All metal parts for MT-Propellers can now be manufactured at the headquarters, providing short transport distances and greater flexibility. A new aircraft hangar provides additional space for direct installation of propellers on customer aircraft, and the new buildings also increase sales, spare parts and shipping capacity, as well as areas for the training of the MT-Propeller staff and the worldwide service stations.
In total, MT-Propeller now operates six buildings with a total of 15000 sqm (161000 sqft) at Straubing Airport, plus the composite blade production facility (4 km) 6 miles from the airport with a further 5000 sqm (54000 sqft).
When Gerd Muehlbauer started MT-Propeller in 1981 with 5 employees, the company was located in one small airport building which is still part of the company today. Over the last 43 years, the company has grown into a world leader in high performance aircraft propellers with 280 employees at the headquarters in Germany and additional places in the Czech Republic and the USA.
The key to MT-Propeller's success, is that the company is owned and operated by Aviators for Aviators and this comes with a continuous investment in innovative new developments by its engineers - most of whom are pilots themselves - the company’s own test pilots, many long-experienced employees who use and pass on their experience and knowledge in the development and construction of the ‚Propellers Made in Germany’, continuous training of all employees and highest quality standards.
MT-Propeller serves the General Aviation market with over 230 propeller STCs for aircraft models ranging from motor gliders to regional airliners. The product range extends from 2 to 7 blade propellers for aircraft up to 5,000 hp, as well as airships, hovercraft and wind tunnels.
Over 33,000 MT propeller systems with over 115,000 natural composite blades are in service, having accumulated over 180 million flight hours.
The celebration ended with an impressive fireworks display by PyroArtists GmbH from Hünxe in Germany. (link to the youtube video of the PyroArtists' performance)
