it was actually Safran who went to GE for partnership to produce high bypass Turbofan engine.. Safran lacked many core technologies back then.. i consider Safran weak player in this category.
COMAC C919
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Hot section is technically used in WS-10 as well.
FINALLY! I have been waiting for this to happen for so long. Now China can come at Airbus and Boeing with a vengeance.
And the WS-10.
as of now, all core parts and components of C919 producing in mainland except Engine and few avionics/material. even LEAP engine nacelle manufacture in Xian city.
the only problem right now is, transition from LEAP to CJ-1000A. it will take some time.
At this point, COMAC should forget about gaining certifications from FAA and EASA for their C919 altogether. Neither the US nor the EU are ever willing to see COMAC challenge their darlings, Boeing and Airbus. They would rather block access and sales (the US) or drag out the certification for as long as possible (the EU) just to make COMAC's life as insufferable as possible, perhaps even "better" by forcing COMAC to kill the C919 and abandon any future airliner projects that posses even the slightest threats against their duopoly.
Hence, trying to use any foreign-based/sourced components in the C919 in exchange for their certification is rather moot at this point. China better get going with efforts on full localizing of their aviation sector as much and as effectively as possible.
Yes, I'm sounding very pessimistic, but that's how things are. Though I'm not sure whether there are people in COMAC, AECC and CAAC who still refuse to acknowledge reality...
Come on, Beijing! Sometimes, what people do lack are some canings!
Hence, trying to use any foreign-based/sourced components in the C919 in exchange for their certification is rather moot at this point. China better get going with efforts on full localizing of their aviation sector as much and as effectively as possible.
Yes, I'm sounding very pessimistic, but that's how things are. Though I'm not sure whether there are people in COMAC, AECC and CAAC who still refuse to acknowledge reality...
Come on, Beijing! Sometimes, what people do lack are some canings!
Yeah it's funny that the WS-20 is actually a distant bastard cousin of the LEAP.
In theory, China can fly with the CJ1000 on a C919 testing prototype even now. The CJ1000 had been tested flown on a Y-20 FTB for a few years now. But you won't want to put that thing into a production aircraft without thousands of hours under various regimes.
You can have the most flawless program but you still need to put in hours in the thousands and that will take years if you follow protocol. Geopolitics and outside factors can always allow you to skip steps and just put that thing up. But does China need to? That market will ALWAYS be there with Western embargo. Just get things right and COMAC will have its share of the market.
To be honest, unless Airbus is also embargoed and Chinese aviation is up shit's creek without any airliners (like Russia) then maybe you would break protocol and rush a new engine to market.
Otherwise, let Airbus and that big beautiful HSR network deal with any capacity issues that might come with COMAC being late 5 or 7 years.