[oldplayer]

You know, when the press talks about something that I know about, I am always struck by the errors they make. In the headline, the plane is a “private jet.” In the first part of the article it is a 6-place light aircraft. Later it is Identified as an Epic LT.

The Epic LT is a turboprop powered by a Pratt and Whitney PT6. Epic does make a “pure jet, too. The prop emerging out of the wreckage in one of the pictures pretty well confirms that it is indeed, an Epic LT.

[SES1066]

It is aways confusing for the media when the aircraft is a turboprop as the power plant is a turbine engine but one that spins a prop. As for the actual designation, the Epic LT is the 'kit built' version while the FAA Certification model is the E1000.

The Pratt&Whitney Canada PT6A engine is a very popular and well regarded engine, found on many of the top single-engine GA & Ag aircraft like the Pilatus 12, Air Tractor(s) and Piaggios.