Chinese Engine Development

Hyperwarp

Captain
Turbofan engine with thrust vector control or just a subtle promotion for Windows 7? I'll let you decide.

**SNIPPED**

Reminds me of this turbofan -

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Hendrik_2000

Lieutenant General
Anyone know about this turboshaft engine. What is the intended use on helicopter civilian, military?

China's 1st self-developed turboshaft engine displayed on Zhuhai Airshow
Source:Xinhua Published: 2016/11/3 8:24:04
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Visitors look at China's first self-developed turboshaft engine on Zhuhai Airshow of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Li He)


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Visitors look at China's first self-developed turboshaft engine on Zhuhai Airshow of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Li He)




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Visitors look at China's first self-developed turboshaft engine on Zhuhai Airshow of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Li He)
 

Blackstone

Brigadier
Anyone know about this turboshaft engine. What is the intended use on helicopter civilian, military?

China's 1st self-developed turboshaft engine displayed on Zhuhai Airshow
Source:Xinhua Published: 2016/11/3 8:24:04
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Visitors look at China's first self-developed turboshaft engine on Zhuhai Airshow of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Li He)
Did the Xinhua article explain what "self-developed" means? Did the project team designed it from scratch, or did it modify a foreign turboshaft and called it self-developed?
 

Hendrik_2000

Lieutenant General
Did the Xinhua article explain what "self-developed" means? Did the project team designed it from scratch, or did it modify a foreign turboshaft and called it self-developed?

Come on this is not the first time China developed a turboshaft engine. They did designed WZ-9 and in production since 2009 . I understand there is an uprated version WZ-9B.

They have been working on WZ-16 since ages with help of Turbomecca . It should be in production by now
So this turboshaft look small too me it should be within China level of technology
 

Hyperwarp

Captain
I must say I am a bit disappointed that they did not reveal any details higher thrust turbofans this year. At least a few hints on the WS-15 or details on the newer WS-10 variants.
 
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