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Turboprops were developed after jets. But yeah there were other reasons planes got much safer after around the 1950s.
by gok 9y ago
Turboprops were developed after jets.
But yeah there were other reasons planes got much safer after around the 1950s.
- dfox 9y agoIn fact, turboprop (and turboshaft which is the same thing, but for applications other than fixed-wing aircraft propulsion) is jet engine designed such that it produces mainly mechanical power instead of thrust. Most commercial airliners use turbofans which are similar in that majority of their thrust does not come from the engine's jet exhaust.
- drzaiusapelord 9y agoTurboprops were developed in the 20's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboprop#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboprop#History and used in popular prop airliners like the Lockheed Electra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-188_Electra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-188_Electra I'm guessing you're thinking of turbofans.
- rjsw 9y agoThe Electra flew after the Comet.
- drzaiusapelord 9y agoand the DC-3 and Boeing 247 and 307 before the Comet. I don't know why you're arguing we had jet airliners before propliners. In general, props greatly predate jetliners for civil aviation.
- rjsw 9y agoThe DC-3 wasn't (originally) a turboprop.