noun
definition
A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
definition
An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
Examples of turboprop in a Sentence
Thus given no alternative the passenger will use the turboprop.
A 70-seat turboprop can burn up to 30% less fuel than an equivalent 70-seat regional jet over a 500 nautical miles sector.
Nurses undertake most of the repatriations single-handedly traveling by commercial airline occasionally by air taxi (often in small turboprop single pilot aircraft ).
These engines were marinised versions of aircraft turboprop and turbojet engines respectively.
Nurses undertake most of the repatriations single-handedly traveling by commercial airline occasionally by air taxi (often in small turboprop single pilot aircraft).
Pilatus estimates the total open market for turboprop aircraft trainers to be some 1000 aircraft over the next 20 years.
In addition Atlantic has 14 spare Allison 501 turboprop engines.
AvCraft Aerospace GmbH was also in Italy to meet with 328Jet and turboprop operators and update them on the status of the program.
Eastern recently took over much of BA 's regional turboprop operation, which was sold to the national airline by BMi.