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turboprop

noun

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as in jet

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Recent Examples of turboprop The twin turboprop was flying from Butler to New Century, according to FlightAware. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 Nicknamed the Flying Suburban, the single-engine turboprop is popular for both corporate and cargo missions, thanks to its generous, configurable interior and short-field landing capabilities (including grass runways). — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 Plane made multiple flights over the weekend The Pacific Aerospace 750XL — a single engine turboprop plane — is a popular model in skydiving because it’s designed for the sport and can quickly take parachutists to jumping altitudes while using short runways. — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 The aircraft — identified by the FAA as a Pacific Aerospace P750, a single-engine turboprop plane — was operated by Skydive Kansas City, the outlets reported. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for turboprop

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Swiss company Metafuels is working to convert clean electricity into jet fuel, while RIFT and Enerin, based in the Netherlands and Norway respectively, are delivering high-temperature industrial heat from electrons instead of gas.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jet

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The system targets another engineering challenge involving different turbojet designs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
But then the development of modern high-bypass turbofan jet engines that are 75% quieter than 1960s-technology turbojets eliminated much of the controversy.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026

Definition of turbojet

Noun

The system provides information about an aircraft’s attitude, heading and position to flight-critical systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News and Politico that the vehicle doesn’t meet its definition of an aircraft, meaning the agency wouldn’t need to certify it as airworthy.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

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Dragon is the only currently operational freighter that can carry cargo in the downward direction.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
New orders secured The company has reportedly attracted over 100 orders for the new freighter even as flight testing gets underway.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

Strong demand for oil, particularly from Asia, continues to provide an incentive for tanker operators to transport energy supplies from the Persian Gulf, even as security threats complicate voyages.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Smaller ships occupied other berths, and one tanker was loading at an offshore mooring, with a UAE naval corvette standing guard nearby.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

In the event of an emergency, a rocket deploys a nylon parachute from the airframe in seconds, allowing the plane to land safely.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
If successful, each B-52 should be capable of carrying similar payloads of LRASM as JASSM, which currently stands at around 20 per airframe.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

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