Curious to know where you get your figure from? Source?
Chinese Engine Development
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Curious to know where you get your figure from? Source?
Rough estimate.
Keep in mind, we are certain China has 0% in civilian jets. So whatever China has is in j11 series, and jh7a
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was ment to answer Deino's post.
hmm, I missed to read that part. That surprises me too.
What's the point of including civilian jets in your calculation? China produce almost 0 civilian jets
Since we are talking about engines, we should include engines on z9, z10, y8, y9, etc if we want to see how far China got
MA60, turboprop but using US source, (hasn't pass that hurdle yet) ARJ21, C919.
Ya, exactly my point. Almost zero. MA60 probably use American engines because of FAA, not because domestic engines not good enough
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Or, it could be both.
yeah right, FAA for alot of the plane usage in those third world countries internally.
What turboprop engines China has besides license production?
My point is you can't call yourself self sufficient when you have nothing in civilian sector.
Russia is self sufficient because it makes everything from a to z for both military and civilian China is not. China needs another 20 yrs to catch up to that level
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Chinese companies use Western engines for airliners because domestic engines are not good enough for a various reasons. Please actually read up on modern aeroengine and the challenges of reaching the expected sfc. Aside from efficiency requirements, there are also safety and noise requirements that engine has to reach in order to be certified with FAA and EASA. If you just look at how much trouble the Russians have in developing a domestic alternative to GTF, it should show how difficult it is to crack this industry.