China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
I supposed they have to do the testing from scratch since the CG of gravity and weight distribution change. So the flight software must be changed. It will set back the certification to years of delay. But if CFM embargo LEAP engine they have no other choice. But I doubt it will come to that. Because China can retaliate by denying Boeing 737 Max recertification. Boeing already suffer from production cut back and without China the viability of Boeing is in question. Specially now that Delta variant rear its ugly head and threaten the reopening of air traffic in western world
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WS-20 is a military engine, not a civilian one. Inadequate for civilian use.
I don’t think that China will ever be desperate enough to resort to this. WS-20 is a military engine and has different safety/fuel efficiency/maintenance requirements compared with the CJ-2000. Worst comes
To worst I think they’ll go for a Russian civilian engine as a stopgap.
Not directly transplant the WS-20, but it wouldn't be the first time a military engine was the basis for a civilian engine. The JT9D which powered the Boeing 747 has origins in the military JTF14. The CF6 which powers many Airbus planes was based on the military TF39. The CFM56 was derived from the military F101.
broadsword
Brigadier
Keep in mind the WS-20 is a high bypass engine.
Yes, but not all high bypass engines are the same and the WS-20 is surely NOT a decent one for a modern airliner. As such we should end this academic discussion.
If they need to redevelop the WS-20 for commercial they might as well just wait for the CJ-1000X.
I find it hard to believe a high bypass turbofan engine in the WS-20 class would have been developed without substantial civilian application in mind. The fact is for such an engine, there is a far bigger potential civilian market than military market.
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