Turboprop control
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:56 pm
At work (International Jets, KGAD) we are getting a couple of Shorts 312 Tucanos sent to us for repair and then I will install a complete glass avionics package. The planes have the Garrett TPE331 turboprop in them. I am wondering about these engines. How do turboprop controls differ from recip controls? A recip has three controls, how many does a turboprop have and how are the used? When flying, do you keep the torque at one setting and then adjust your power with the prop pitch or is it the other way around? What about when you taxi?