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How One Small Gear Powers an Entire Jet Engine

Dec 7, 2025
Jet engines are some of the most complex machines ever built — but deep inside every engine is a small mechanical hero that almost nobody talks about: the gear wheel. This video takes you inside a high-precision Russian aerospace plant where these gears are born. From raw metal to finished components capable of surviving thousands of hours of extreme loads, we explore every step of the process: • How the metal is prepared to withstand abnormal temperatures and stress • Why even a few microns of deviation can destroy an engine • The grinding, shaping, and heat-treatment stages that give the gear its strength • Quality control procedures that guarantee absolute precision • How these small parts fit into the full aviation engine design cycle You’ll see how engineers at United Engine Corporation achieve a full production chain — from design and casting to testing and serial manufacturing. These gears power everything: helicopter engines, military engines, and jet engines like the PS and PD series. In a world where aviation is driven by precision engineering, this “invisible” part is what keeps entire aircraft moving safely through the skies. #JetEngines #AviationTech #EngineeringMarvel #Aerospace #RussianIndustry #HowItsMade #Manufacturing #AircraftEngineering #UAVTech #MechanicalEngineering Be a Member for exclusive privileges - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviEFTf1xIPKsjmyF_zvFug/join Twitter : https://x.com/AltitudeAddicts Website: https://www.altitudeaddicts.com

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