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A jet engine that swallowed its pride and bolted on a propeller.
means An aircraft engine that uses a gas turbine to spin a propeller, combining jet-engine power with the efficiency of a prop at lower speeds.
from A 20th-century blend of "turbine" and "propeller," born when aviation engineers married the spinning core of a jet to an old-fashioned airscrew. "Turbine" traces to Latin "turbo," a spinning top or whirlwind; "propeller" comes from Latin "propellere," to drive forward. So the name literally means "whirlwind that pushes you ahead" — coined in the early jet age as gas-turbine power was harnessed to turn blades rather than blast exhaust straight out the back.
- hidden jet
- It's a turbine engine spinning a prop, not piston
- short runways
- Thrives on dirt strips jets can only dream of
- fuel sipper
- Beats jets for efficiency below 25,000 feet
- backward exhaust
- Some designs face the engine the wrong way
- workhorse status
- Hauls cargo and skydivers where glamour can't go
cessna caravan — most produced turboprop aircraft ever, over 2,500 built since 1984
airbus c295 — military transport turboprop used by 30+ countries including spain and india
bombardier q400 — regional airliner with 76 seats, operated by airlines worldwide since 2000