They do seem like WS-20 engines.
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
- Thread starter Totoro
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They do seem like WS-20 engines.
Do we have any estimates of how many light and medium transport aircraft China possesses? We know about how many Y-20 there are, but what about Y-8 and Y-9?
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
great so now only remaining thing is to get confirmation of J15 batch 3 using indigenous engines ?
this means all Chinese aircraft from fighters, attack and cargo use Chinese engines
KJ-600 has taken off this year and also what remains is really the H20
I can live with that leave something for 2021
this means all Chinese aircraft from fighters, attack and cargo use Chinese engines
KJ-600 has taken off this year and also what remains is really the H20
I can live with that leave something for 2021
From what I've read on various Chinese forums, people are claiming performance parameters on par with CFM56-5B. But I'm sure someone here know more.
Even if off topic ... they don't use WS-10.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Y-20 will be "complete", whatever that entails, when it receives winglets and air-to-air refueling capability.
Aircraft are never complete. There is always room for improvement.
If anything we're just getting started - can't wait for the Y-20 AEW and tanker variants...
In an ideal world, both the aew (and other electronics heavy variant) and tanker would use a narrower fuselage, devoid of weight penalties that come with reinforced structure that a transport plane needs... but that's not likely to happen anytime soon. And when it does, it might rather be in a form of a commercial airliner airframe.