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[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Props tend to be more efficient aircraft when it comes to fuel consumption but fly relatively low and slow. Jets are faster so they make more sense for ferrying people and cargo but they burn more fuel in the process.