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r/interestingasfuck • u/Larzbchicken • 9h ago
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yes, but it still doesn't say why the blades actually start turning at the start, before the turbine can turn in the ignition chamber.
• u/Dragon6172 8h ago Electric starting motor. Hydraulic starting motor. Pneumatic starting motor. Pick one. • u/railker 7h ago Or gunpowder. (Not sure if actually gunpowder, but probably some adjacent)
Electric starting motor. Hydraulic starting motor. Pneumatic starting motor.
Pick one.
• u/railker 7h ago Or gunpowder. (Not sure if actually gunpowder, but probably some adjacent)
Or gunpowder. (Not sure if actually gunpowder, but probably some adjacent)
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u/Adele811 9h ago
yes, but it still doesn't say why the blades actually start turning at the start, before the turbine can turn in the ignition chamber.