Why can't China make a jet engine?
Why can't China make a jet engine? While China has certainly made improvements, it still lacks the manufacturing expertise and tacit knowledge required to build modern turbofan engines. In the past, China primarily turned to the United Kingdom and former Soviet Union for jet engines, as shown in Figure 3.
What is better than a jet engine?
One of the primary advantages of turboprop engines is their fuel efficiency. They consume less fuel compared to jet engines, especially during short-haul flights and at lower cruising speeds and low altitudes.