Jet
Jet noun - A usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening.
Turboprop
Turboprop noun - An airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine.
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- Yeah, but I can't imagine bird-strikes doing as much harm to turboprop as to a jet, unless the bird managed to get right in the duct.
Source: The Aesthetics of Technology -
In fact, the second jet airliner in the world, the Soviet Tu-104, was essentially a civilian version of their first jet strategic bomber, Tu-16, and they later did the same trick with the turboprop Tu-95/114 combo.
Source: Military Mashup Machine -
An extremely powerful engine gives its turboprop the juice it needs, it can carry the latest and greatest radar suites and laser-guided bombs, and its slower speed means it can loiter over combat zones much longer than its jet-powered counterparts.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane
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