Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...

Hybrid-electric propulsion is the next major technology paradigm for regional aviation, says Pratt & Whitney, which is developing a Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator with De Havilland. Credit: Pratt & ...