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And now the Boeing 777...
james_s:
I don't think it would make sense on something as big as a 777, but something like the 737 or A320 size is certainly feasible and there are loads of those. The speed is also a lot more than half, the Q400-8 which is the only turboprop I've been on cruises at 360 knots, the 737-800 has a cruising speed of 444 knots, it's faster but not THAT much faster. The Russian TU-95 is the fastest and most powerful turboprop I'm aware of and cruises at 510 knots but being a military aircraft and 1950s technology I'm betting it is not particularly efficient and it certainly is not quiet. There are lots of short flights that operate 737s, and there are lots of smaller regional jets in similar sizes to currently operating turboprops but props seem largely to have gone out of fashion. Aesthetically I find them much more pleasing than jets and I like the sound they make better too.
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