Posted on 09/26/2025 11:34:48 PM PDT by Jonty30
Here is what the engine looked like when I was playing with it as a boy.
http://archivesite.jetex.org/motors/motors-50.html#exportBC
“It must be those single crystal blades that China still hasn’t mastered in its jet engine programs.”
I don’t think that is the case, anymore.
Which isn’t surprising since China is one of the major manufacturers of vacuum furnaces which are used for that.
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