turboprop

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The Hercules is a four-engine turboprop plane built by Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Skybus said it would transition to a 78 seater turboprop Q400 aircraft early next month, and services would increase to twice daily from mid-February.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

The P-3 is a modified four-engine turboprop plane used in various research projects, designed for endurance and range, according to NASA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

And suddenly on another photograph, there I was, the idiot waving to the turboprop that passed over us after that storm off Cape Hatteras.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos