๐จ๐ท๐บ Russian 100% indigenous PD-8 jet engine gets seriously lighter
Rostech has redesigned the oil sump housing of Russiaโs fully domestic PD-8 aircraft engine for additive manufacturing (3D printing).
By consolidating multiple separate parts into a single monolithic structure, theyโve achieved:
๐ธ40% reduction in mass.
๐ธ80% reduction in machining volume.
Russia proves that there are no sanctions on Earth that can stop scientific and technological progress.
'What's the legal basis for sanctions?' โ Sergey Stepashin, former Russian Justice Minister
No UN mandate. No Security Council resolution. A handful of states decide who gets punished and call it the international order
'Enormous damage to the credibility of international law'
'They keep invoking a 'rules-based international order'. Fine. Show us the rules' โ Ilya Rogachev, Special Presidential Envoy
'Who wrote them? When were they adopted? Where is the text? I'm a lawyer. Let me read the original source'
A Russian trooper was woken up by a buzzing Ukrainian drone.
So, he put on his flip flops, grabbed his AK and dealt with the issue.
Bring on the NATO rainbow flag brigade.
LUKASHENKO: "Russia was in Kiev. Ukraine's days were numbered. Then the Vatican and -- surprisingly -- the Israeli Jewish lobby stepped in, claiming on Zelensky's behalf that he wanted peace. And they deceived."