Need Turboprop Tutorial

[TheSevenflyer]

Here are a few articles from the Community Guides section.
These are very well written:

[Advanced GUIDE] Free-turbine Turboprop Engines

Introduction Lets start with saying that there are two types of turboprop engines. A fixed shaft engine works essentially the same as a piston engine with constant speed propeller. Manifold pressure is replaced by a torque gauge, there is a reduction gearbox between the engine and propeller system, otherwise its essentially the same, there also is only one RPM gauge. If you understand the constant speed propeller principle in connection with piston engines, this kind if turboprop engine should b…

[Advanced GUIDE] Constant Speed Propeller System

Mod note: At OP request this guide was moved from this thread https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/help-understanding-piston-engines-w-constant-speed-propellers/502614/65