Larger modern propeller planes, such as the Dash 8, use a jet engine to turn the propeller, primarily because an equivalent piston engine in power output would be much larger and more complex.
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Airplane - Wikipedia Propeller engines may be quieter than jet engines (though not always) and may cost less to purchase or maintain and so remain common on light general aviation aircraft such as the Cessna 172 . <span>Larger modern propeller planes, such as the Dash 8 , use a jet engine to turn the propeller, primarily because an equivalent piston engine in power output would be much larger and more complex. Reciprocating engine Main articles: Radial engine , Inline engine (aeronautics) , and Flat engine Reciprocating engines in aircraft have three main variants, radial , in-line and flat o
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