Just for the heck of it.........I used to be certified AME on DC-8...............sorry about that!!! But you're right.....it looked like a steam engine.
I did some browsing on the web and I found my answer...........FADEC,....no more condition lever.......a prop balancing like the one on ATR engines...............oh well!!!
hello guys...........been away from the forum for a while.................looking at the Herc J model.......looks like they changed the engines and props................free turbine with a condition lever going from fuel shut off,.....Feather.....min and max RPM........just like the ATR and Dash-8 engines.........engine FADEC ....no more TD Amp...............am I right!!
In Trenton.....436 Sqd,.....we were doing birds bests checks every morning in spring time......never got one in the engines.......I had to deal much more the way Tinwhistle mentions!!!.........................cheers to you guys!!!!..........................................Tusker