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As a regional business option, the turboprop remains a go-to favorite.
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The die was cast however, for passenger aviation with larger jets prevailing and few new larger turboprops supplementing the aging aircraft servicing the remaining shorter routes.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Engineers are developing a 30-seat electric turboprop plane, the ES-30, with backing from the likes of Air Canada, Saab and United.
—Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Its data recorded 37 million flights in 2023 (both jet and turboprop), an increase of 17% on the year before.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
But the truth is that turboprops have evolved to be competitive with many jets.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
In my battery pessimistic projection, most within-continent flights will be serviced by up to 100 passenger hybrid electric turboprops which have an onboard biofuel generator solely for divert and reserve.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Such rotorcraft still have inherent limitations compared to turboprops or light jets, especially for trips longer than a couple hundred miles.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
Its experiments led to the V-22 aircraft of the 1980s, which climbs and lands like a helicopter but flies as a turboprop plane.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The die was cast however, for passenger aviation with larger jets prevailing and few new larger turboprops supplementing the aging aircraft servicing the remaining shorter routes.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Engineers are developing a 30-seat electric turboprop plane, the ES-30, with backing from the likes of Air Canada, Saab and United.
—Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Its data recorded 37 million flights in 2023 (both jet and turboprop), an increase of 17% on the year before.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
But the truth is that turboprops have evolved to be competitive with many jets.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
In my battery pessimistic projection, most within-continent flights will be serviced by up to 100 passenger hybrid electric turboprops which have an onboard biofuel generator solely for divert and reserve.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Such rotorcraft still have inherent limitations compared to turboprops or light jets, especially for trips longer than a couple hundred miles.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
Its experiments led to the V-22 aircraft of the 1980s, which climbs and lands like a helicopter but flies as a turboprop plane.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
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turboprop
noun
tur·bo·prop
ˈtər-bō-ˌpräp 
: an airplane powered by turboprop engines
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