Chinese Engine Development

"Test Flight Center completed first domestic plateau taking off/landing performance tests of fighter aircraft."

Don't know which two types of engines were tested in Chin-hai province.

ladioussupp said:

"Test Flight Center completed first domestic plateau taking off/landing performance tests of fighter aircraft."

Don't know which two types of engines were tested in Chin-hai province.

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Indeed strange ... but the image added shows a J-10 !

I read about it on the Chinese boards. I didn't know if it was credible. What was posted there it was the WS-15 and WS-10G or H.

AssassinsMace said:

I read about it on the Chinese boards. I didn't know if it was credible. What was posted there it was the WS-15 and WS-10G or H.

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just tested J-10B with Al-31FN (any one of 1031-1034), J-10B 1035 with WS-10A.
Su-27 and J-11 already in there.

It says that mass production version of Er-Mei WS-15 was finalized in July 2014. Technology demonstration/validation version was put into shelf in May 2006. And the first prototype was tested successfully in March 2007.

ladioussupp said:

It says that mass production version of Er-Mei WS-15 was finalized in July 2014. Technology demonstration/validation version was put into shelf in May 2006. And the first prototype was tested successfully in March 2007.

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It's so unbelievable they could keep the development under the radar over the years. I hope the source is reliable.

ladioussupp said:

It says that mass production version of Er-Mei WS-15 was finalized in July 2014. Technology demonstration/validation version was put into shelf in May 2006. And the first prototype was tested successfully in March 2007.

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Not believing this one at its face. We know that the engine CORE began testing in 2006-7, and we have indications that they finished CORE testing in late 2013. We also have some indications that they built a complete prototype (core, LP , and AB) in 2014. If those indications are true, then it's unlikely that a production version is ready. My take has been that a production variant has only just started testing.

Any news on the development and progress of WZ-16 engines for WZ-10 Attack Helicopter?

Black Shark said:

Any news on the development and progress of WZ-16 engines for WZ-10 Attack Helicopter?

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embargo? what embargo

latenlazy said:

Not believing this one at its face. We know that the engine CORE began testing in 2006-7, and we have indications that they finished CORE testing in late 2013. We also have some indications that they built a complete prototype (core, LP , and AB) in 2014. If those indications are true, then it's unlikely that a production version is ready. My take has been that a production variant has only just started testing.

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Let's see, so if the production variant is ready for testing, it'll probably fly on a testbed for 2015-2016 (either a J-11 or Il76).

Then in late 2016, or more likely 2017, they start flying it on the LRIP J-20s.

2019 for a WS-15 J-20 sounds most likely keeping with General He's remarks. You could aim for a 2017 handover to the first squadron by speeding up the pre-J20 flight tests (like starting now, on more platforms to maximize data collection), as well as flight testing more J-20s with WS-15s, but that's going to be very expensive, and more operationally risky in the short term.