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The Code of Federal Regulations governs operations under air carriers (large commercial aircraft, including cargo and passenger planes), commuter and on-demand carriers (aircraft with fewer than 10 passenger seats) and general aviation (aircraft including turboprops and miscellaneous jets).
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Loreben Tuquero, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
The disappearance of the single-engine turboprop ignited a massive search in harsh weather by state and federal agencies until a helicopter spotted the plane Friday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Jackson also has a turboprop in Coeur d’Alene ($1,515 per hour).
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
Cal Fire also operates larger C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop aircraft, which can dump about 3,000 gallons per load.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Loreben Tuquero, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
The disappearance of the single-engine turboprop ignited a massive search in harsh weather by state and federal agencies until a helicopter spotted the plane Friday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Jackson also has a turboprop in Coeur d’Alene ($1,515 per hour).
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
Cal Fire also operates larger C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop aircraft, which can dump about 3,000 gallons per load.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turboprop
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French Rafale Marine fighter jets are seen on the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a media tour at Changi Naval Base in Singapore on March 4, 2025.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley partner JSX offers seasonal semi-private flights into Napa County Airport (APC), which also welcomes private jet arrivals.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company is also promoting a glide variant of its Spear missile, replacing the turbojet with a kinetic penetrator for a lower-cost option.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unlike most subsequent commercial aircraft, the plane had its engines, four de Havilland Ghost turbojets, molded elegantly into the wing itself rather than in pods attached below it.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Spirit jet, en route from Fort Lauderdale to Boston, came within eight miles laterally of the presidential aircraft before adjusting course.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In footage posted on social media by 7NEWS Australia, flames can be seen bursting from the plane's engines, followed by a puff of smoke as the aircraft accelerates on the runway.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Thomas O'Connor, a retired FBI agent, responded to the Pentagon within 15 minutes of a jetliner slamming into it.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The United Airlines jetliner went down in Lake Michigan off the Lake Forest shoreline killing 30 passengers and crew.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daryl was able to get to France on a freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
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Other agencies would also be involved in trying to determine whether the company that owned the tanker had complied with regulations.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four people have died and 90 others have been injured following a gas tanker explosion in Mexico City.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The line integrates every stage of manufacturing—materials preparation, airframe and component production, testing, and final assembly—maximizing productivity and quality, according to the report.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The result is an airframe resembling a flying spindle.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turboprop. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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