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Re:Why Jet Engines Aren't "Made in China" by torginus on Thursday July 02, 2026 @04:57AM (#48758488)
Very surprisingly it's never mentioned that car turbos have very similar requirements - spin at 10K+ RPM at 10000K+ for or tens of thousands of hours with little expected maintenance.

They are often made of superalloys, yet regular cars, down to econoboxes costing 20-30k or less have them, and are made by the millions.

Re:Why Jet Engines Aren't "Made in China" by ReptileMan on Thursday July 02, 2026 @07:34AM (#48759794)
If you figure a way for airplane to stop on a cloud in mid flight to wait for a tow vehicle I have a Nobel award for you in whatever field you want.
Re:Why Jet Engines Aren't "Made in China" by moi2388 on Friday July 03, 2026 @10:09AM (#48775288)
Do blimps count?
Re:Why Jet Engines Aren't "Made in China" by queenkjuul on Friday July 03, 2026 @05:41PM (#48780345)
If you enforced aircraft-grade maintenance and inspection regimes for automobiles, i bet you'd practically never need a tow truck