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Comment by rbanffy | original | Why jet engines aren't made in China
[−]rbanffy · 2026-07-02 Thu 07:59 UTC · link
> 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.