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Due to the high price of turboprop engines, they are mostly used where high-performance short-takeoff and landing (STOL) capability and efficiency at modest flight speeds are required.


The most common application of turboprop engines in civilian aviation is in small commuter aircraft, where their greater power and reliability over reciprocating engines offsets their higher initial cost and fuel consumption.


Turboprop airliners now operate at near the same speed as small turbofan-powered aircraft but burn two-thirds of the fuel per passenger.


However, compared to a turbojet a propeller aircraft has a much lower ceiling. Turboprop-powered aircraft have become popular for bush airplanes such as the Cessna Caravan and Quest Kodiak as jet fuel is easier to obtain in remote areas than is aviation-grade gasoline.


Both piston engine aircraft and small turboprop aircraft are right at home accessing smaller airports with shorter runways, making them the ideal way to reach many desirable final destinations, where larger aircraft simply cannot land.


Got a short range business trip to make and don't want to put up with the hassles and restrictions of commercial airliners?


Turboprops offer a lower priced alternative to jets for shorter charter flights. While smaller than their larger jet brethren, turboprop aircraft have fully pressurized cabins, ensuring the maximum in comfort and safety.


One of the most attractive aspects of turboprops is their ability to operate into more airports and specifically those in smaller towns.

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The Turboprops tend to be larger aircraft with greater passenger capacity - and more fuel on-board – and are more likely to be found flying distances of up to 1,300 miles.


Aircraft turbine engines generally fall into four common categories: turbojets, turbofans, turboprops and turboshafts.


Like turbojet and turbofan engines, aircraft Turboprop engines rely on a gas turbine for power. However, in the case of a turboprop aircraft, the turbine drives a rotating shaft, which in turn drives a reduction gear, which ultimately drives a propeller.


The reduction gear is necessary to convert the high-speed shaft rotation into slower, functional propeller speed.


Most of the power generated in a turboprop aircraft is used to drive the propeller and any remaining jet exhaust actually plays virtually no role in propulsion of the plane!


The Turboshaft engine is similar to the turbopropTurboshaft in that energy produced within the engine is used to drive a shaft rather than to produce jet stream thrust.


However, in the case of a turboshaft engine, the shaft is used to drive something other than a propeller - such as a helicopter rotor.


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Turboprop aircraft are generally most efficient at altitudes of 20,000 to 30,000 feet and at average speeds of 250 to 300 mph., while piston aircraft, which are typically not pressurized, are usually restricted to altitudes of 12,000 feet or less (unless an oxygen system is used).


The turboprop aircraft cabins are typically pressurized these planes also commonly fly at higher altitudes.

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