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Re:World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthroug... by pcurve on Friday April 21, 2023 @02:44AM (#35650479)
I would hope so, considering this is what it looks like inside. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Trent_1000#/media/...

But. Turbine engine is actually very reliable and doesn't need overhaul for 20,000 flight hours.

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Re:World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthroug... by thriftwy on Friday April 21, 2023 @02:56AM (#35650552)
The problem here is single-engine planes losing engine on takeoff. Would be almost non-issue with electrics.
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