Thread: QF "emergency" being reported as a "jet" in the media is incorrect.
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Old 19th October 2011, 05:46 PM
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Well a turboprop technically is a jet. The workings inside are exactly the same just that the fan isn't cased in like a conventional jet engine. But yes to the normal average person having it classified as a jet is probably misleading.
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