Chinese Engine Development

Deino said:

To admit, at this stage until not really clear images are available we cannot be sure ... however it is again the typical Salami-tactic by unveiling it bit by bit.

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latenlazy said:

A jet engine is a gas turbine and marketshare is not the same thing as capability.

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Any Chinese companies in this industry?

Tyler said:

Any Chinese companies in this industry?

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Plenty are but not exporting? There are heaps of Chinese gas turbine developers and makers but few win exports.

Does anyone have some idea what engine and which aircraft this is? Guy is teasing lol.

Mach diamonds and the same TVC WS-10 style petals.

It is either the TVC WS-10 or the WS-15. If it's on the J-20, you can bet it's WS-15 for reasons already clear and explained in the J-20 thread yesterday and day before that.

ougoah said:

Mach diamonds and the same TVC WS-10 style petals.

It is either the TVC WS-10 or the WS-15. If it's on the J-20, you can bet it's WS-15 for reasons already clear and explained in the J-20 thread yesterday and day before that.

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In which case, it is only a matter of time until someone release the full, clear photo of it since they're pretty much slowly revealing it.

If people still thinks that it is WS-10TVC with all the clues and hints that we've been bombarded with since mid-2021... I don't know what to say.

Anyhow this is only the first step in a long series of trials and tribulations for the WS-15. ShiLao stated in a recent article that when a twin-engined aircraft flies with only one new engine, it is for testing the engine itself and not engine compatibility with the airframe. When we see the 2041 demonstrator with both WS-15 engines can we say for certain that things are going according to plan. Given that J-20s are being mass produced with WS-10C engines I think it is safe to say that trial induction of WS-15 is at least 5 years away.

What do you all speculate on the technology of the WS-15? It took a long time incubating. Was it to incorporate the latest advances?
I think its performance should be on par or surpass the F-119, the original one at least.

t2contra said:

What do you all speculate on the technology of the WS-15? It took a long time incubating. Was it to incorporate the latest advances?
I think its performance should be on par or surpass the F-119, the original one at least.

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I think you underestimate American and by extension, Western dominance in this field.