Turboprop Aircraft For Fractional Ownership

About Turboprop Aircraft

Turboprop aircraft, also known as “prop planes,” hit the sweet spot between smaller single-engine piston and twin-engine piston planes and larger jet aircraft in terms of cost, size, power, and performance.

Equipped with one or two gas turbine engines that spin one or two propellers, turboprop planes are a popular choice for lots of usage cases, including private air travel, cargo transport, regional carrier operations, and a variety of special mission types.

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2025 Piper M700

Turboprop Aircraft Mission Types

Turboprop airplanes have come a long way since 1945, when the Gloster Trent-Meteor became the first turboprop aircraft to take flight. Modern turboprops like the Piper M700 Fury, Cessna Caravan, and Daher TBM 960 can serve a variety of roles, including:

• Business, personal, and charter travel - Private owners, charter operations, and businesses keep turboprops in their transportation fleets for their ability to access smaller airports and provide faster travel and larger cabins than piston planes, and because they generally have lower acquisition, fuel, and maintenance costs than jets. 
• Cargo transport - Prop planes such as the Cessna SkyCourier Freighter are strong candidates for transporting freight, food, mail, and other cargo across shorter routes and when it becomes necessary to fly into and/or out of less-developed airfields. 
• Flight training - Turboprop planes are a common training platform at flight schools and military training programs, helping pilots transition from flying piston planes to jet aircraft. 
• Military missions - Militaries worldwide use turboprops to transport troops, supplies, and more, as well as for surveillance, medical evacuation, and other tasks. If you are looking to purchase ex-military turboprops, see Controller’s turbine military aircraft category. 
• Regional carrier operations - The ability to access smaller airports makes turboprops popular with regional carriers operating short- to medium-distance routes. The Beechcraft King Air 350 typically seats eight passengers but seats up to 11 in a double-club configuration, with additional baggage capacity of around 1,150 lbs (521.6 kg), or the weight of approximately 10 standard suitcases. 
• Special missions - Depending on the model, turboprops can deliver humanitarian aid to difficult-to-reach locations, perform mapping and surveying tasks at lower altitudes, support firefighting and air ambulance efforts, and execute surveillance and intelligence gathering for law enforcement agencies.

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2015 Beechcraft King Air 350i

How Turboprops Differ From Piston & Jet Aircraft