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When the flight is over and the plane is parked, the pilot will shut down the engines by leaning the fuel mixture all the way. This starves the engine of fuel and shuts it off.

Airplanes -can- be shut off like a car, by just switching off the ignition. However, there is a small chance of damaging the engine, and so starving the engine is the preferred method.

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