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At anything more than a superficial glance,they are extremely complicated. You don't get the raw power, power-to weight ratio, fuel efficiency and reliability
by mannykannot 8y ago
At anything more than a superficial glance,they are extremely complicated. You don't get the raw power, power-to weight ratio, fuel efficiency and reliability - and yes, they are extremely reliable in general, despite these recent troubles - by just connecting a bunch of fans. In fact, you would not get anything at all from trying it, except maybe set your garage on fire, if your 'just a bunch of connected fans' comment is an indicator of the depth of your understanding.
- southern_cross 8y agoYou seem to be confusing materials and design issues with mechanical issues. I expect that I have more understanding of the situation than you do - decades' worth, in fact. I've even laid hands on - and spun, as best I could - military jet engines that had been partially dismantled. (I've also seen open civilian jet engines up close but have never laid hands on one.) Once you stripped away all of the external paraphernalia their relative mechanical simplicity was obvious, as was the reason why those particular engines had been grounded.