J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread V

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davidau

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Liming Emei WS-15 will replace Russian engines, and will power the fleet of J-20..
it is rumoured WS-15 being tested in J-20, and awaiting engine certification, before retrofitted to a fleet of J-20...
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by way of background, in 2011, WS-15 underwent extensive engine testing by Shengyang Engine Institute. in 2015, a J-15 installed with a WS-15 completed validation test on vibration, and experienced some problems. actions to rectify this problem soon near completion..
 

latenlazy

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by way of background, in 2011, WS-15 underwent extensive engine testing by Shengyang Engine Institute. in 2015, a J-15 installed with a WS-15 completed validation test on vibration, and experienced some problems. actions to rectify this problem soon near completion..
Is this straight from the program?
 

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An interview with Liming by CCTV4 seems to confirm that J-20's engines are assembl d domestically.

Can anyone put a summary together on what type of engine this locally manufactured engine is? As far as I see it no word mentions a WS-10X or even WS-15 by name.
I am right now in Vienna and only back on Sunday evening.

Deino
 

guanyu158

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Can anyone put a summary together on what type of engine this locally manufactured engine is? As far as I see it no word mentions a WS-10X or even WS-15 by name.
I am right now in Vienna and only back on Sunday evening.

Deino

At the beginning of the documentary, it mentioned that the j20 stealth fighter's engine parts tooling and final assembly were all completed in the factory. Then the reporter followed the senior fitter to production line of WP14 Kunlun engine, which is the engine for J8. At the end of the documentary, it mentioned that china's aircraft engine industry has achieved the historic leap from 3rd gen Taihang WS10 engine to 5th gen Emei WS15 engine.
 

Hyperwarp

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At the beginning of the documentary, it mentioned that the j20 stealth fighter's engine parts tooling and final assembly were all completed in the factory. Then the reporter followed the senior fitter to production line of WP14 Kunlun engine, which is the engine for J8. At the end of the documentary, it mentioned that china's aircraft engine industry has achieved the historic leap from 3rd gen Taihang WS10 engine to 5th gen Emei WS15 engine.

OT: So the WP-14 'Kunlun' has not being cancelled? It went under the RADAR for a long time.
 

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