Engine
Turboprop
Turboprop noun - An airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine.
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It's pretty pricey compared to the Predator, as it employs a turbofan engine instead of a turboprop one.
Source: Useful Notes / Yanks with Tanks -
An extremely powerful engine gives its turboprop the juice it needs, it can carry the latest and greatest radar suites and laser-guided bombs, and its slower speed means it can loiter over combat zones much longer than its jet-powered counterparts.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane - This plane was a King Air 200, a twin-engine turboprop, which requires considerably more training.
Source: Crash Course Landing
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