ELON MUSK: “Turbines are sold out through 2030. In order to bring enough power online, SpaceX and Tesla will probably have to make the turbine blades and vanes internally. There are only three casting companies in the world that make these, and they’re massively backlogged.”
- ELON MUSK: “Turbines are sold out through 2030. In order to bring enough power online, SpaceX and Tesla will probably have to make the turbine blades and vanes internally. There are only three casting companies in the world that make these, and they’re massively backlogged.”
Most folks aren't aware of the sophisticated level - each blade is cast individually with internal cooling traces, must be weighed within strictest tolerances and generally hand-mounted to the rotor with around .001 mm tolerance
Holy cow, I can’t fathom how many moves in advance he thinks and the boldness of the choices- nobody else would do this.
