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		rightbyte 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla ending Models S and X production Piston engines surely are more complex than jet engines though? Which replaced the "flapping engines".

readmodifywrite 14 days ago [–]

They are not. Turbine engines require much higher quality manufacturing and tolerances and operate at much higher speeds and pressures. There is more to it than the perceived number of moving parts.

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