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		LtdJorge 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why it's so hard to build a jet engine Now I'm thinking of the Koenigsegg Dark Matter, "an 800 hp, 1250 Nm patent-pending Raxial Flux e-motor". What if it was used as a generator? It's 39Kg, although 6 phase. Well, I'm dumb, it says max motor RPM 8500, so I don't think you'd get close to what's needed as a generator :D

mschuster91 11 months ago [–]

> Well, I'm dumb, it says max motor RPM 8500, so I don't think you'd get close to what's needed as a generator :D

20:1 reduction gear, off you go.

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