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Why jet engines aren't made in China
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seanmcdirmid
· 2026-07-02 Thu 02:20 UTC ·
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Cheap AND high performance. There is a reason Russian passenger jets are often engined with western jet turbines even though Russia makes their own.
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vkazanov
· 2026-07-02 Thu 05:36 UTC ·
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One more factor: Similar to how this works in semiconductors, some things are just too expensive to build without having an economy of scale.