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Old Jan 1, 2018, 4:08 pm
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84fiero
 
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Originally Posted by txflyer77
Not a jet at all. It's a prop plane.
Propellers do not necessarily mean the plane lacks a jet engine. The Dash 8 that was involved in that incident is in fact a turboprop, with jet engines driving propellers.

Presumably the OP saw a reference to articles such as this:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKBN1EQ17L
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