turboprop engine

noun

Definition of turboprop engine

: a jet engine designed to produce thrust principally by means of a propeller driven by a turbine with additional thrust usually obtained by the rearward discharge of hot exhaust gases

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With a squat stance, bulbous nose, four big turboprop engines, and massive fuselage, the C-130 cruises at a relatively modest 290 to 320 knots. — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, "Why the C-130 Is Such a Badass Plane," 21 Apr. 2017 Like the military Super Hercules, the LM-100J gets new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprop engines and six-blade Dowty R391 propellers. — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, "The C-130 Just Never Dies," 22 Apr. 2016 At first, air-traffic controllers didn’t seem alarmed when Richard Russell climbed into the cockpit of a small airliner here Friday evening, spooled up its twin turboprop engines and trundled from its parking spot near a cargo area. — Jay Greene, WSJ, "Airplane Stunt Startles Onlookers, Ends Tragically," 12 Aug. 2018 The author gushes about turboprop engines that GE plans to supply for Cessna Denali business airplanes. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "‘The Pan-Industrial Revolution’ Review: Printing the Future," 17 Oct. 2018 The original design was based on turboprop engines. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "Why It's So Damned Hard To Build a New Bomber," 11 Nov. 2015 Built on the frame of the obsolete P-3 Orion submarine hunter, the Aries II is powered by four turboprop engines and has a crew of 24. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Pentagon Releases New Video of Russian Fighter's Dangerous Maneuvers," 31 Jan. 2018 The airplane uses 100 percent Chinese components, including four WJ-6 turboprop engines descended from a 1950s-era engine designed by the Soviet Union. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Largest Seaplane in the World Takes First Flight," 27 Dec. 2017 The aircraft has a 38.8-meter wingspan and four turboprop engines. — Deutsche Welle, USA TODAY, "China launches world's largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea," 24 Dec. 2017

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