[Spridgets] UK guys, Scotland, small planes and less LBC content.

[Weslake1330 at aol.com]

A gas turbine is a gas turbine whether it drives a propellor a fan or just  
produces thrust.  Jet engines aren't called turbofans or turbothrusts so  why 
turboprops?
 
A turbocharger is not a turbine it is a compressor driven by a  turbine.
 
Gee, ask a single question!!!
 
W E S L A K E 1330
 
In a message dated 17/01/2008 08:35:51 GMT Standard Time,  
guy.weller at tiscali.co.uk writes:

Either  that, or the term "Jet Prop" used loosely,
means Jet Propelled, (as opposed  to IC) and not
Jet Propeller.
What a difference a single letter  makes!

Guy

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> When did turboprop aircraft become jet  prop?  Is
it the same engine  only
> they finally thought  up a more accurate name for
it since the turboprop
> doesn't
>  have a turbocharger because it's a jet?

W E S L A K E ,
Think about  it a little bit more... A turbocharger
is called that because it
has a  turbine inside there that is turned by the
exhaust gas. A turboprop  is
called that because it has a propeller which is
turned by, guess  what? Yup,
a turbine. It is a perfectly accurate term.
David  Lieb