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What is this aircraft from the TV series "Fear the Walking Dead"?
According to the Internet Movie Plane Database, this plane is part of Ep. 5.08 Is Anybody Out There? and is a Short SC.7 Skyvan as you already found:
Approximately the same view as in your question:
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What is this aircraft from the TV series "Fear the Walking Dead"?
That appears to be a Short C-23 Sherpa. Smallish cargo aircraft, operated by many entities, incl the USAF and US Army.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_C-23_Sherpa
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Why does the sound of a propeller aircraft seem like the one of a jet aircraft?
All currently flying large propeller airplanes use turboprops, which are essentially jets driving turbines driving a propeller. So, seeing a propeller and hearing a jet is completely normal. (...
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