turboprop
ಟರ್ಬೊಪ್ರಾಪ್
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Its engines consist of four turboprops with contrarotating propellers located on the wings.
a jet engine in which a turbine is used to drive a propeller.
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The 'turboprop' aircraft, which has a 50-tonne payload capacity, is the only one of its kind in operation.
It was a twin-engine 'turboprop' attack aircraft built for counterinsurgency work.
Even the shared-ownership 'turboprop' fleet is expected to increase by some 60 aircraft in the next five years.
The combination of a proven airframe with a 'turboprop' engine widely used in eastern Europe and Russia was perceived to be an attractive way to bring a new design to market relatively quickly.
After wasting time and money, a decision was made to drop the idea of 'turboprop' power and use the new wing combined with a standard Super Constellation fuselage to create the Model L - 1649.
Created from modified Thunderstreak airframes, two XF - 84Hs were built to test the concept of a 'turboprop' fighter.
In a 'turboprop' aircraft, putting the props in the beta position creates an extraordinary speed brake.
For transport, the air force has thirty-two 'turboprop' CC - 130 Hercules aircraft.
Tilt rotors are a unique type of aircraft that possess the take-off, hover and landing capabilities of a conventional helicopter with the range and speed of a 'turboprop' aircraft.
His program was an aircraft hangar, filled with almost every variety of primitive aircraft, from a 'turboprop' trainer to a hang glider.
The agency received a call to locate a specific Piper 'turboprop' aircraft.
This notwithstanding, Novikov succeeded to preserve the long-range aviation and re-equip it with strategic 'turboprop' and jet bombers of the day.
A high powered, single engine 'turboprop' aircraft normally requires extensive rudder control by the pilot, and most trainee pilots graduate to jet aircraft where engine torque is not a factor.
This type of powerplant was ideal for lower performance aircraft that could substitute their piston engines for the 'turboprop' .
Buying a 'turboprop' aircraft as a backup is ‘a possibility,’ according to Famin.
Established in 1939, Pilatus Aircraft is the world's leading manufacturer of single-engine 'turboprop' aircraft.
The new 'turboprop' aircraft is the company's fourth aircraft and will replace the Shorts 360 that has served the route since its launch in January 2001.
Its engines consist of four 'turboprops' with contrarotating propellers located on the wings.
Something happened at altitude that led to the crashes last month of two unrelated single-pilot 'turboprops' .
Heavy engine work on the jet, 'turboprops' and piston aircraft is contracted out.
More and more of these airlines are shifting from the noisy 'turboprops' to regional jets, since they carry more passengers and provide better comfort.
The awards were presented in three categories: helicopters, 'turboprops' and jets.
As we sped through 600 feet, the unmistakable sound of 'turboprops' began to drown out our own aircraft's engine and rotor noise.
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