turboprop

Turboprops are far more efficient than jets at the low speeds and short sectors of regional flying, which is why the ATR 42 and 72, the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 and the Saab 340 still fly routes a jet cannot make money on. Photographing one well means choosing a shutter speed slow enough to blur the propeller disc — see panning.

Nearby in Aviation

• traffic pattern — The standard rectangular path aircraft fly around a runway when operating visually.
• transponder — An onboard radio that replies to radar interrogation with the aircraft's code and, usually, its altitude.
• V1 — The takeoff decision speed: past it, the takeoff is continued even if an engine fails.
• V2 — The takeoff safety speed — the minimum speed to be held on the initial climb after an engine failure.