F-119 engine cold section TBO is 4000 Hours and hot section TBO is 2000 hours.. service life exceed 7000 hours.
F-135 has design service life of 8,000 hours.
J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread
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F-135 has design service life of 8,000 hours.
Are there any sources on current WS-10 lifespan/TBO or even better WS-15 estimates?
AECC didn't even disclose general specification of WS-10 engine let alone lifespan/TBO..
so nope. there is no source of this thing. its all inside information.WS-15 is at least a generation ahead in comparison with WS-10.. so you can imagine.
we are derailing this thread. so this is my last massage on WS-10 engine.
Feels like PS’ed. It’s the font
manqiangrexue
Brigadier
For some reason, I seem to remember that this was a request made to Russia for the AL-31 model powering early J-20s that they increase thrust even at the expense of lifespan. Just my memory from reading the posts here. I don't remember seeing such a thing about the WS-10 engines.
naval variant: catapult capable landing gear, larger wings, foldable wings, larger rudder, identifiable on twin wheel front landing gear
AF variant: simpler landing gear, smaller wings, not foldable, smaller rudder, identifiable on single wheel front landing gear.
Thanks. I remember another variant with smaller horizontal stabilizers?
Hermes, have you bothered to read through this thread and the J-35 Naval thread? I think for new members, it's important to not just ask questions before you read through the relevant posts that we already have this forum.
And don't respond to me in 1-liners, because that's against forum rules.
Additionally, there is a noticeable gap between the front and rear wings of the two variants, as clearly highlighted and visible in the image.
