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Being pedantic, but turbo-prop planes use a jet engine to turn the propeller, and so use jet fuel. That's going to be bigger twins and prop planes like the Pil
by sojournerc 3y ago
Being pedantic, but turbo-prop planes use a jet engine to turn the propeller, and so use jet fuel.
That's going to be bigger twins and prop planes like the Pilatus
- froggit 3y agoBeing more pedantic, turboprops use gas turbine engines to power the propeller. "Jet engine" is incorrect when referring to gas turbine engine other than turbojets, such as turboprops, turbofans and turboshafts. Turbojets were the first variant of gas turbine engine to be put into use so "jet engine" ended up being used as a common term. Modern "jet planes" often use turbofans for their greater efficiency at similar performance levels, but "fan plane" sounds silly. The M1 Abrams uses a turboshaft engine but I've never heard it called a "jet tank" (which sounds badass).
- sojournerc 3y agoI appreciate the double pedantry. I should've known intuitively that a turboprop isn't a jet engine because the thrust comes from the prop not the exhaust.
- lazide 3y agoUnrelated pedantry - even still, significant thrust does come from the jet engine. 5-10% typically.