turboprop
Commuter flight engine
A turboprop is an aircraft engine that uses a gas turbine to drive a propeller, combining jet engine efficiency with propeller thrust.
Turboprops are common on regional and commuter aircraft, where they offer better fuel economy than pure jets at lower speeds and altitudes: The turboprop made the short hop to the island in forty minutes.
Sharp flat cutting parts
- pitchFrequency of sound
- spinnerThing that rotates
- hubCentral connection point
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
governor · propwash · slipstream · airscrew · synchronization · overspeed · noise · vibration
Blade-driven energy converter
- powerplantFacility producing electricity
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
combustion · exhaust · torque · horsepower · Rolls-Royce · Garrett · thermodynamics · intake
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- runwayPaved path for planes
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
navigation · airways · airspace · cruising · climb · descent · approach · taxi
One who steers aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- wingLimb enabling flight
- tailplaneRear aircraft pitch surface
rudder · flaps · ailerons · elevator · airframe · nacelle · avionics · cabin
Air transport company
- charterFounding organizational document
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
Extent of variation
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- speedRate of motion
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
versatility · reliability · endurance · economical · practical
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
feathering · governor · propwash · slipstream · airscrew · synchronization · overspeed · noise · vibration
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- powerplantFacility producing electricity
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
compressor · combustion · exhaust · torque · horsepower · Rolls-Royce · Garrett · thermodynamics · intake · spool
takeoff
Departure or parody
airspeed · navigation · airways · airspace · cruising · climb · descent · approach · taxi · crosswind
pilot
One who steers aircraft
tailplane · rudder · flaps · ailerons · elevator · airframe · nacelle · avionics · cabin · cowling
airline
Air transport company
range
Extent of variation
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- speedRate of motion
ceiling · versatility · reliability · endurance · economical · practical
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, jets, rockets
- vehicle adjectivesfast, slow, new, old, used
- airlinersairliners, Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, passenger jet
turbopropturbojet
Turbine-powered aircraft propulsion
jet engine · turbofan · piston engine · reciprocating engine · ramjet
turboproppiston engine
Motor using cylinder strokes
reciprocating engine · radial engine · inline engine · rotary engine