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🚨🇷🇺 Russian 100% indigenous PD-8 jet engine gets seriously lighter Rostech has redesigned the oil sump housing of Russia’s fully domestic PD-8 aircraft engine for additive manufacturing (3D printing). By consolidating multiple separate parts into a single monolithic structure, they’ve achieved: 🔸40% reduction in mass. 🔸80% reduction in machining...

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