turboshaft
noun
tur·bo·shaft
ˈtər-bō-ˌshaft 
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.
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Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Equipped with advanced turboshaft engines, high-efficiency rotor systems, and anti-icing technology, the military variants of the Z-20 are built for demanding operational conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Relentless will be the largest commercial model in the Bell family, with capacity for 16 passengers and two pilots, and will reportedly be able to cruise at 184 mph for a range of 667 miles, with twin GE turboshaft engines providing redundancy.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
This twin-hull, low-wing design with 12 turboshaft engines is more like DARPA’s original concepts and is optimized for on-water stability and seakeeping.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
Unlike the 212, the Huey II remains a single-engine helicopter powered by a Honeywell T53-L-703 turboshaft engine with 1,800 shaft-horsepower.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
The new engines that replace the 4,500-hp Pratt & Whitney JFTD-12 turboshafts of the current helicopter are sourced from an as yet unnamed manufacturer.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2020
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Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Equipped with advanced turboshaft engines, high-efficiency rotor systems, and anti-icing technology, the military variants of the Z-20 are built for demanding operational conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Relentless will be the largest commercial model in the Bell family, with capacity for 16 passengers and two pilots, and will reportedly be able to cruise at 184 mph for a range of 667 miles, with twin GE turboshaft engines providing redundancy.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
This twin-hull, low-wing design with 12 turboshaft engines is more like DARPA’s original concepts and is optimized for on-water stability and seakeeping.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
Unlike the 212, the Huey II remains a single-engine helicopter powered by a Honeywell T53-L-703 turboshaft engine with 1,800 shaft-horsepower.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
The new engines that replace the 4,500-hp Pratt & Whitney JFTD-12 turboshafts of the current helicopter are sourced from an as yet unnamed manufacturer.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2020
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“Turboshaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turboshaft. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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