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sojournerc on Oct 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Finding that lead emissions from aircraft engines ...

I 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 on Oct 28, 2023 [–]

Unrelated pedantry - even still, significant thrust does come from the jet engine. 5-10% typically.

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