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The Russian Tu-95MC strategic bomber is the worldâs fastest turboprop aircraft. These are the Russian planes reported to have flown into US air space near California in recent news. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/06/us-usa-russia-asiapac-idUSBREA4501M20140506. Supplies, Russian Equipment.
The Antonov An-22 has four contra-rotating propellers and is the largest turboprop-powered aircraft in the world. The aircraft is still in service and has performed a large number of military supply missions for the Soviet Union and Russia in its roughly 50-year life.