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I would assume they just use a generator on the shaft? This would be dramatically more weight-efficient than any kind of batteries.
by Tuna-Fish 3y ago
I would assume they just use a generator on the shaft? This would be dramatically more weight-efficient than any kind of batteries.
- vajrabum 3y agoScott Manley in the X thread said "So, is the turbine section driving a generator to make electricity to power the compressor" and Ian Brooke replied "Exactly that. ... The key insight is to use electric motors to drive a compressor. That way we can make it spin at any speed, allowing it to "adapt" to it's airspeed and combustion cycle."