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Turboprop engine

Definitions

  • A turbine engine that drives a propeller through a reduction gearing arrangement. Most of the energy in the exhaust gases is converted into torque, rather than its acceleration being used to propel the aircraft.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration ยท 2021