Turboprop

Word TURBOPROP
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Definitions and meanings of "Turboprop"

What do we mean by turboprop?

A turbojet engine used to drive an external propeller. noun

An aircraft in which a turboprop is used. noun

A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller. noun

An airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine noun

A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.

An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.

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The word "turboprop" in example sentences

Jubba's 1,000-year old four-engine Russian Ilyushin 18 turboprop is something out of science retro-fiction. ❋ Mike Arkus (2010)

Mr. Pineau and the four other men on the twin turboprop completed their mission and refueled for a new assignment at an airfield in ChuLai on the coast of South Vietnam. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The frequency of Latin American turboprop crashing was more than five times the world-wide rate for all commercial aircraft crashes world-wide, and some 50 times higher than the accident rate for jetliners in the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Grumman E2A Hawkeye was a strange-looking aircraft, with twin turboprop engines, four vertical stabilizers (three of which were actually necessary for controlled flight, the remaining surface being added for appearance's sake), and a large, 24-foot diameter radome which rotated at six revolutions per minute, on a pylon directly above the fuselage. ❋ Unknown (1990)

Grumman E2A Hawkeye was a strange-looking aircraft, with twin turboprop engines, four vertical stabilizers (three of which were actually necessary for controlled flight, the remaining surface being added for appearance's sake), and a large, ❋ Unknown (1990)

Pesawat bermesin berupa dua unit "turboprop" rolls Royce Dart RDa Mk 536-7R, merupakan pesawat turboprop terlaris yang banyak digunakan baik untuk militer maupun komersial. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, it had just three CRJ and two turboprop orders in the quarter. ❋ Caroline Van Hasselt (2011)

The company placed a $446 million order for 15 Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft from Bombardier Inc.'s aerospace unit late last year and has options to buy another 15, which Mr. Sridharan said the company is likely to exercise. ❋ Gaurav Raghuvanshi (2011)

The U.S. Congress passed legislation mandating more stall-recovery training in the wake of the high-profile crash of a Colgan Air turboprop near Buffalo, N.Y. in 2009, which killed 50 people. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)

GE Capital Aviation Services also said it has ordered 15 ATR 72-600 turboprop planes, valued at about $680 million, with the option to buy 15 more. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The regional turboprop aircraft maker is a joint venture of EADS and Alenia Aeronautica. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2011)

They had wings like an airplane, but at each wingtip was an enormous three-bladed rotor attached to a turboprop engine. ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

The company's website says it operates 44 de Havilland DHC-8 turboprop aircraft, which can carry up to 50 passengers. ❋ AP (2011)

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