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by sandworm101 2873 days ago
These are turbo-props. The jet bit is only a power supply to turn a propeller. It doesn't provide thrust like in a 747 or military jet. Its air intake is covered by a filter system just like any piston engine. For a given fuel consumption, the amount of air moving in/out of a turbine engine is roughly proportional to a piston engine.