Re:Why Jet Engines Aren't "Made in China"
by rbanffy on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:59AM
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> no viable alternative to jet engines for planes
No, but regional aviation can be well served by electrification - a jet engine needs to run at a speed it pushed enough air through itself to propel the plane forward, but a turbine feeding a generator that powers a couple electric motors can run at a far more forgiving regime.
As pointed out elsewhere, all it might take is a paradigm shift to unseat the current incumbents.
No, but regional aviation can be well served by electrification - a jet engine needs to run at a speed it pushed enough air through itself to propel the plane forward, but a turbine feeding a generator that powers a couple electric motors can run at a far more forgiving regime.
As pointed out elsewhere, all it might take is a paradigm shift to unseat the current incumbents.