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turboprop: Quick Facts

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The C-130 Hercules, powered by turboprop engines.
Tupolev Tu-114 turboprop airliner, prior to a flight carrying Soviet officials from Moscow to New York City in 1959.
Diagram comparing turbofan and turboprop air-breathing engines. The turbofan shows air split between the compressor and bypassing the engine, while the turboprop shows hot gases driving a turbine that powers both the compressor and a propeller. Key components such as air intake, compressor, combustion chamber, turbine, and exhaust are labeled, with arrows indicating airflow and hot gas movement.
turboprop engine driving a single rotation propeller
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