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.
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.
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.
jet fuel
turboprop
Twin engine, turboprop, for general aviation.
Piston, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop to name a few.
the types of statore are compressor, gas turbine, turboprop, and jet engine
A Piper Meridian is a single-engine turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 6 passengers.
A Piper Meridian is a single-engine turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 6 passengers.
A ship is propelled by wind or a propeller, and an airplane is propelled by a jet engine, propeller or turboprop.
Approximately $850,000 New in 2001 US Dollars
About $600,000.00 new from Pratt and Whitney Canada