Yes, especially if the PLAN wants a C919 platform for its counterpart to P-8
Chinese Engine Development
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broadsword
Brigadier
The clearest shot so far.
Equation
Lieutenant General
I doubt it. China would get the plane but not the engine. The engine would be removed before it is handle over to the buyer (assuming it's foreign supplier).
janjak desalin
Junior Member
So, you're reading the question as meaning from old civilian stocks of aircraft while I read it as from old civilian stocks of CFM56s. Does China have an old civilian stock of CFM56s?
manqiangrexue
Brigadier
People aren't taking this seriously, right? Could China do this? Maybe, but why? It's not in a desperate immediate need situation. Generally, in order to be considered as legitimate makers of aircraft, you can't need to take apart one older aircraft for each new aircraft you "make." When the old stock runs out, you'll still need to either buy Russian or make your own engine again, so there's no way to avoid making your own engines if you wanna be an independent aircraft manufacturer.
I meant as a stop-gap measure, couldn't China remove the engines of old 737s used by Chinese airlines and fit them on the Y-20. Even a old CFM56 should be better any d-30 China can import from Russia. Or China could order new engines and say that they're replacements for the civilian planes.
I doubt there would be much legal and economic hassle. Is there even a law that prohibits China from doing whatever they like with their engines? The engines are already in China, so the US doesn't necessarily need to find out. And even then what could the US do, order GE to stop selling engines to the fastest growing market? China could buy French and British engines if the US threatened such sanctions.