If it is between not getting a radar upgrade and slashing number of aircraft inducted than waiting one or two years for target engine, I’d gladly take the latter.
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If it is between not getting a radar upgrade and slashing number of aircraft inducted than waiting one or two years for target engine, I’d gladly take the latter.
you guys seriously think.. it will take Five more years ?? nope.
Cute orca words - it needs polishing
i m not giving false hope but it won't take additional five years. Polishing means shine. if i interpret accurate, it means need more precision or require additional work. it won't take much time. and remember, J-20A powered by WS-10C is a thing of 2024.
Wut? Polishing is used metaphorically here, as in this essay draft needs polishing. It's not a physical component needing to be polished.
We don't need to stress too much about what sorts of ceramics or exotic materials are used in the initial engine. If the WS-10 and all its children are any indication, the first WS-15 variant will be the patriarch of a very large family.
Basically just need some additional work with fine tuning. It will be better than the F-119 across the board at least in terms of performance across the flight envelope as confirmed by one of the engineers. It is going to be worth the wait.
Yeah... Like c'mon, it would be embarrassing if it's taking this long and not significantly surpassing the F119.
Yet no one has made a better one until recently. It is the Saturn V of aircraft engines. Beating it is a great achievement.
I expect WS-15 to be atleast F-135 level tech in F-119's form factor. Even the F-135 is an old engine considering its from the early 2010s.
That’s a good way to put it. F-135 has different bypass ratio than F-119 and emphasizes different flight parameter, but it is definitely more advanced.
Also keep in mind that engines like WS-10 are not stagnating either. According to a recent podcast by Yankeesama even different batches of Taihang used for J-16 can have magnitudes of difference in terms of MTBO and lifespan.