founder richard wurm headquarters rosenheim bavaria germany products aircraft propellers number of employees 65 website www.hoffmann prop.com hoffman propeller is a german manufacturer of aircraft propellers . the company headquarters is located at rosenheim in bavaria germany . 1 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit established in 1955 the company initially designed and produced propellers for motor gliders with a staff of six . the company expanded into the field of general aviation propeller overhaul and today with a staff of 65 the company offers a wide range of propeller services including new certified replacements for vintage aircraft where the original propeller type is unavailable . 2 the company has acquired rights to the v prop an automatic self powering electronic variable pitch propeller invented by thomas strieker of silence aircraft . stefan bichlmeyr from technical engineering at hoffmann propeller has said that the firm is working with thomas strieker to redesign the vprop system for bigger engines . as of june 2013 this redesign is in process but not finished yet . 3 hoffmann propeller also manufactures fans for wind tunnels and hovercraft . 4 see also edit list of aircraft propeller manufacturers references edit purdy don aerocrafter homebuilt aircraft sourcebook page 84 . bai communications . isbn 0 9636409 4 1 hoffmann propeller vintage aircraft www.hoffman prop.com retrieved 7 february 2012 . hunt adam 13 june 2013 . innovative vprop finds new home . canadian owners and pilots association . retrieved 14 june 2013 . hoffmann propeller history www.hoffman prop.com retrieved 7 february 2012 . external links edit official website flight international july 1982 article on hoffmann s propeller manufacturing process retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hoffmann propeller & oldid 668393410 categories aircraft component manufacturers of germanyaerospace companies of germanycompanies established in 1955aircraft propeller manufacturers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 june 2015 at 01 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view