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turboprop Aeronaut.|ˈtɜːbəʊprɒp|
Also turbo-prop.
[f. turbo- + prop n.6]
Used attrib. and absol. to designate (an aircraft having) a jet engine in which a turbine is used as in a turbojet and also to drive a propeller; = prop-jet s.v. prop n.6 2 b. Also ˌturboproˈpeller.
1945H. H. Arnold Third Rep. Commanding General U.S. Army Air Forces in War Reports (1947) 464 This war has evolved six distinct methods of utilizing atmospheric oxygen for propulsion, such as:..turboprop—a gas turbine plus propeller. 1946Shell Aviation News No. 102. 5/2 The following..types of planes will be..powered by turbo props. 1947Aircraft Engin. Mar. 79/1 The question can turbo-jets or turbo-propellers be used in transport is timely. 1957Times 17 Dec. 13/2 There has been an increasing demand for equipment for civil aircraft, particularly those employing turbo-propeller engines. 1958Daily Mail 3 Mar. 5/2 The more economical turbo-props could be used to force down the price of air travel. 1958[see turbojet]. 1968Miller & Sawers Technical Developments Mod. Aviation vi. 205 A turbopropeller-driven airliner will have an advantage over a jet if they both seat significantly fewer than 50 passengers on stage lengths exceeding 200 miles. 1972Physics Bull. Oct. 580/3 The four turboprops which will power the biggest ship at speeds up to 120 mph are located on the tail spars. 1978N.Y. Times 30 March b19/1 (Advt.), Mechanics... Exp on..air research turboprop engines. |