Phrases with «turboprop»

plainhierarchy
A turboprop is a type of aircraft engine that mixes the features of a jet engine and a propeller. It uses a jet engine to turn a propeller, providing power for the plane to take off and fly. This type of engine is commonly used in smaller planes that fly at lower speeds. Full definition

«turboprop» + noun

Sentences with «turboprop»

  • It was great news because Bombardier's Q400 turboprop aircraft bested foreign competitors to win the contract. (canadianbusiness.com)
  • «It was a mixture of many things,» Daniel Desjardins, general counsel and corporate secretary for Quebec - based Bombardier, says of the decision not, for now, to go ahead with the project to assemble Bombardier's Q400 turboprop planes in Russia. (canadianlawyermag.com)
  • The sale, however, of a facility Bombardier has owned for more than a quarter century, raises questions about the future of its commercial aircraft programs, especially its Q400 turboprop planes, after the company agreed to give a majority stake in its flagship CSeries jet to European planemaker Airbus. (cnbc.com)
  • (see all sentences)
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z