Originally Posted by
huey_driver
Finally, the article posted stated the “cargo plane” (inciting visions of B747) was a Cessna 206 ‘turboprop’. My initial thought was a Caravan, but then I thought “wait a minute…” Unless it was heavily modified, the C206 is NOT a turboprop.
My point is, we are picking and choosing the data we want to panic over, when these articles are CLEARLY not accurate.
A huge difference between turbo charged and turbo prop. The 208 is a turboprop, but yes, the news outlets conflate stuff all the time.