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turboprop
Sign in to saveAlso known as Turboprop Engine, turboprop engine
thumb|upright=1.4|General Electric T64|GE T64 turboprop, with the propeller on the left, the gearbox with accessories in the middle, and the gas generator (turbine) on the right
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thumb|upright=1.4|General Electric T64|GE T64 turboprop, with the propeller on the left, the gearbox with accessories in the middle, and the gas generator (turbine) on the right
A turboprop is a gas-turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “turboprop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.