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Old 11th September 2005 | 21:16
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When a turbo prop engine is shut down and the prop blade is not fully feathered the resultant angle of attack of the blade causes the engine to be driven. Amount of windmilling increases with aircraft speed.

A bit like a windmill as the wind increases the sheets go faster hence the term windmilling
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