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Free-turbine engine
A gas turbine engine with a turbine stage on a shaft independent of the shaft used to drive the compressor. Free turbines are used to drive the propeller reduction gear in a turboprop engine and the rotor transmission in a helicopter.
[Source: FAA-H-8083-30B AMT Powerplant Handbook]
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