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New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets
New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets

New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets

Date11/26/1982
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  • New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes; which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets.
  • New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets
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Original Toronto Star caption: New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes; which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets.
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