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anonymarsyesterday at 11:21 PM2 repliesview on HN

Turbines are extremely reliable and well-understood in aviation propulsion


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MobiusHorizonstoday at 1:55 AM

This! Anything unproven makes the flight certification process longer. They already have to get their electric side certified, might as well make the backup generator as easily certified as possible.

tuatorutoday at 2:05 AM

Good point. Only have one new tech at a time.

Generation II then.