turboprop engine
noun
: 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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The nine-seat aircraft, which runs on a single turboprop engine, was so small that the ground crew had to weigh luggage and passengers in order to distribute their weight evenly in the cabin.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
For going farther – up to 400 km (249 miles) – two small turboprop engines located farther out on the wings will kick in to extend the aircraft's range.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
But there’s a big elephant in the room—one that comes with two turboprop engines, not enough legroom, and an insatiable hunger for jet fuel.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
The other plane, a propjet (which uses a turboprop engine to propel itself through the air), narrowly missed another home a mile away, said Cpl.
—The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2022
Airborne forward propulsion is handled by a 90 kilowatt multifuel turboprop engine, which also recharges the batteries for the rotors in flight.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
In the case of Orlyonok, the high vertical tail also provides the perch for a Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engine, well known to NATO for its use on the Bear strategic bomber.
—Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2020
The turbojet engine was more difficult to fix than the An-2’s turboprop engine, especially in remote airstrips in agricultural areas.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2020
The third design uses a turboprop engine, has half the range of the turbofan concept, and can carry up to 100 passengers.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2020
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
For going farther – up to 400 km (249 miles) – two small turboprop engines located farther out on the wings will kick in to extend the aircraft's range.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
But there’s a big elephant in the room—one that comes with two turboprop engines, not enough legroom, and an insatiable hunger for jet fuel.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
The other plane, a propjet (which uses a turboprop engine to propel itself through the air), narrowly missed another home a mile away, said Cpl.
—The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2022
Airborne forward propulsion is handled by a 90 kilowatt multifuel turboprop engine, which also recharges the batteries for the rotors in flight.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
In the case of Orlyonok, the high vertical tail also provides the perch for a Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engine, well known to NATO for its use on the Bear strategic bomber.
—Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2020
The turbojet engine was more difficult to fix than the An-2’s turboprop engine, especially in remote airstrips in agricultural areas.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2020
The third design uses a turboprop engine, has half the range of the turbofan concept, and can carry up to 100 passengers.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2020
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“Turboprop engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turboprop%20engine. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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