Comment by rightbyte
10 hours ago
Piston engines surely are more complex than jet engines though? Which replaced the "flapping engines".
10 hours ago
Piston engines surely are more complex than jet engines though? Which replaced the "flapping engines".
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.