Oh I thought that was more of a figure of speech.
If it's literal, then fair enough, though that would also depend on us having a clear understanding of what the current engine noise is like (unless the VCEs are just *that* distinctive)
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Oh I thought that was more of a figure of speech.
If it's literal, then fair enough, though that would also depend on us having a clear understanding of what the current engine noise is like (unless the VCEs are just *that* distinctive)
At this rate the WS-15 will have the same as its American counterpart, the F119, only being used on a single platform and nowhere else.Take with a mountain of salt right now but I’ve read some reasonably reliable rumors that VCE progress is ahead of the schedule. Can’t wait till TWZ catches wind of this a couple of years down the road.
Specifically it boils down to whether J-36 will even use WS-15 as an interim when it LRIPs.
The WS-15 can certainly be used on future iterations/developments of the more advanced UADFs once the production of the J-20 family is terminated (which won't happen before the early-2030s).
In addition, should the PLAN holds reservations about the VCE/ACE's reliability for powering the carrier-based J-XDT in saltwater environments, then the WS-15 would still see new users in the manned aircraft domain, at least for a period of time (similar to as of current, how the J-35 uses WS-21 instead of WS-19 and how the J-15T/DT uses AL-31 instead of WS-10H).
On the second point.- Across the lake, recall that the USN did mention something similar regarding engine choices for their F/A-XX sometime ago. So there's that.
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I heard these are related to an engine in the cusp of entering service...
I heard these are related to an engine in the cusp of entering service...
which specific Engine you are talking about ?
I've been told it might be the WS-10H2 (ironically in the wrong thread) but I'll need to give it a look to make sure.
It's from 606 so...
Good article here on the engineering behind China's first 3D printed turbofan engine that completed ground testing recently.
Uses SLM & DDI laser. Performance of 3D printed components meets that of forged ones for Ti, Al & super alloys. In terms of fatigue strength, 20-30% better than traditional powder bed fusion. Uses 640mm model with 8-beam configurtion for 650x650x720mm area printing. For this project, uses 40% fewer parts than traditional turbofan engine & 20-30% lighter. 西空智造 uses forge + print tech to overcome challenges in manufacturing dynamic copmonents such as blades, turbines & rotors.