Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The utilitarian turboprop has long been in the shadow of smaller business jets, seen largely as a poor cousin to the faster, ...

In the United States, the most common way that small airports stay connected with major hubs is through service with light jets, with many being made by Bombardier,or Embraer. Elsewhere, turboprop ...

The Epic E1000 is highlighted as a key competitor in the personal turboprop market, known for its unique evolution from a high-performance kitbuilt experimental aircraft to a certified luxury traveler ...

Airbus has flight tested the latest prototype of its A400M Roll-on/Roll-off modular kit that turns a standard Airbus A400M turboprop military transport aircraft into a firefighting bomber to drop ...

If you have a regional turboprop aircraft and wish that it was a bit more hybirdy, RTX may be able to accommodate you. The company is developing a combined thermal/electric propulsion system that not ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...

The Corporate Angel Network (CAN) is expanding its usable fleet to include turboprop aircraft, bolstering its capacity to provide free transportation for cancer patients. Previously, the nonprofit ...

The United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) announced that the first 18 of 75 OA-1K Skyraider IIs have been delivered, according to Task and Purpose. The Skyraider, of course, ...

The utilitarian turboprop has long been in the shadow of smaller business jets, seen largely as a poor cousin to the faster, glitzier jets. But there has been impressive development in the turboprop ...