The propeller on a turboprop airplane engine spins to move the aircraft through the air. It acts in a way similar to that of the blade in a fan.
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The worlds first Turboprop engine was designed in 1928 by a mechanical engineer named Gyorgy Jendrassik. He patented the engine in 1929 and in 1938 built a small scale prototype.
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Calculate the distance in nautical miles (1.15x) and calculate given the KIAS of the turboprop aircraft that you are looking at. Possible KIAS = 250-300 kts.
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Most of the aircraft in the US Air Force are not turboprops but jets.
The C-130 is the most prominent turboprop, and they use it because it can fly from undeveloped runways--gravel roads or even grass fields.
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the types of statore are compressor, gas turbine, turboprop, and jet engine
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Propellers lose efficiency at around 375 knots.
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Turbojet, turbofan and turboprop. Also, turboshaft and ramjet.
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200 gallons
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A Piper Meridian is a single-engine turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 6 passengers.
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A Piper Meridian is a single-engine turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 6 passengers.
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The Cessna 406 is a twin turboprop executive aircraft. It can carry 14 passengers and about 1,000 pounds of cargo or luggage.
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Myles Simpson has written:
'Anaylsis of interior noise ground and flight test data for advanced turboprop aircraft applications' -- subject(s): Control systems design, Noise reduction, Aircraft compartments, Aircraft noise, Turboprop engines, Turboprop aircraft, Ground tests, Engine noise
'Noise barrier design handbook' -- subject(s): Traffic noise, Absorption of sound, Highway planning, Noise control
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A turboprop engine is basically a turbojet, but with a propeller connected to the shaft. Air flows in the engine, is compressed by the compressor blades, and is ignited in the combustion chamber. the resulting jet of hot gas turns the turbine blades and shoots out the exhausts. A gearbox and propeller is connected to the central shaft. The turbine and compressor blades are connected to the central shaft. When the turbine blades turn, they turn the shaft, turning the compressor and the propeller. Most of a turboprop's power comes from the propeller.
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A ship is propelled by wind or a propeller, and an airplane is propelled by a jet engine, propeller or turboprop.
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Propeller airliners use Turboprops. Jets use turbofans and turbojets.
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About $600,000.00 new from Pratt and Whitney Canada
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Approximately $850,000 New in 2001 US Dollars
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The Cessna 406 is a 12 passenger, twin turboprop business class aircraft.
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When a turboprop plane flies through a cloud layer, it may experience turbulence and reduced visibility. The aircraft's airspeed may also be affected, which can impact its performance. Pilots will rely on onboard instruments and radar systems to navigate safely through the cloud layer.
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Yes - or at least, there was one, a DC-3 conversion:
http://www.douglasdc3.com/polair/polair.htm
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Turboprop airplanes typically have a maximum speed between 300-400 knots, depending on the specific aircraft model. This speed range is slower than jet-powered airplanes, but turboprops are known for their fuel efficiency and versatility in operating from shorter runways.
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Ray Leader has written:
'Colors & markings of the C-130 Hercules' -- subject(s): Hercules (Turboprop transports)
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The Dornier was first introduced in 1982. This aircraft is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft. There are 228 of these planes in service as of 2014.
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The Cessna 406 first flew in 1983. It is a twin turboprop 14 seat executive aircraft with 2 PT6-A engines. ( It is NOT a "bushplane" as described in the popular youth book ,"Hatchet" )
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A jet is a reference to any aerospace device that uses propulsion of gasesfor motion. So, in general, a turboprop is a kind of a jet, so are the regular jet airliners we usually associate with jets, and also rockets thatcarry their oxygen along with them as they fly into space are also considered jets. So, it woulodbe safe to say that the fastest or the two choices would be a jet.
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Lars Olausson has written:
'Lockheed Hercules, 1954-1979' -- subject(s): Hercules (Turboprop transports), Military Airplanes, Registers
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The SW-3 refers to the Swearingen Merlin (also called the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin). It is a pressurized turboprop twin engine business aircraft.
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It's made in France. It's the only turboprop Cessna with two engines. And you really have to work at it to make one crash.
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A turboprop engine is similar to a jet engine in that both use post-combustion gasses to drive a turbine that operates the compressor used to compress the intake (pre-combustion) gas (air) before it reaches the combustion chamber where it is mixed with fuel and is then burned.
The difference is that a jet engine uses a very small turbine device sufficient to run only the compressor. The remainder of the greatly expanded gasses eject as a high thrust exhaust that forces the airplane forward. The turboprop engine, on the other hand, uses a much larger turbine that not only runs the compressor, but also turns a propeller which pulls the airplane forward.
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Because the propeller would turn at excessive RPMS if it were coupled directly. If a propeller reaches supersonic speeds, it actually impedes the aircraft.
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The Cessna 406 ( as in pic above ) first flew in 1983. -It is a 14 seat, twin turboprop executive aircraft
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A turboprop aircraft, such as a Cessna, cannot fly as fast as a turbofan aircraft, such as a Boeing. Because of this, lift cannot be maintained at high altitudes. As you go higher, you can go faster because there's less air to slow you down. But if you don't go fast enough, then the plane will stall and keep falling until it reaches an altitude at which lift can be maintained at its current speed.
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There is no such thing as a Cessna 406 bushplane. The 406 is a high speed executive aircraft that seats12-14 people. It has 2 PT6-A turboprop engines and a takeoff weight of almost 10,000 pounds
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The 406 is a high speed executive aircraft that seats12-14 people.It has 2 PT6-A turboprop engines. -The guy who wrote "Hatchet" got his facts all wrong
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Spam, the modern day shopping cart, the first ever walkie-talkie, Turboprop engine, Jet engine, O-ring.
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Jet fuel--Jet A in the civilian world, usually JP-8 in the military. You can also put JP-4 or JP-5 in one.
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Laurence J. Heidelberg has written:
'Unsteady blade pressure measurements for the SR-7A propeller at cruise conditions' -- subject(s): Aerial Propellers, Noise, Propellers, Aerial
'Advanced turboprop wing installation effects measured by unsteady blade pressure and noise' -- subject(s): Wings, Turboprop engines, Unsteady flow, Pressure distribution, Propellers, Airplanes, Installing, Engine noise, Compressor blades
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The Cessna 406 is a 14 seat, twin engine executive aircraft. It has twin turboprop engines.
The "Cessna 406 Bushplane" in the book, "Hatchet" is entirely a figment of the author's fertile imagination.
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The Cessna 406 first flew in 1983. It is a twin turboprop 14 seat executive aircraft with 2 PT6-A engines. ( It is NOT a "bushplane" as described in the popular youth book ,"Hatchet" )
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It usually depends on the make. Higher end props tend to be safer than jets because of all the problems that might occur on sophosticated aircraft, such as Jets.
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There is no such thing as a Cessna 406 bushplane. The 406 is a high speed executive aircraft that seats12-14 people.It has 2 PT6-A turboprop engines. It has a max takeoff weight of 10,000 pounds -The guy who wrote "Hatchet" got his facts all wrong.
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William J Galloway has written:
'Noise abatement technology options for conventional turboprop airplanes' -- subject(s): Airplanes, Noise control, Soundproofing, Turbine-propeller engines
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Sam McGowan has written:
'The Cave'
'The C-130 Hercules' -- subject(s): American Aerial operations, Hercules (Turboprop transports), Military Airlift, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
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