Chinese Engine Development
- Thread starter jackbh
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The F119 is pretty old, and all the Chinese research on engine components show that the tech China’s using is already converging onto present capabilities, not capabilities from 30 years ago.
So the WS-15, which may took as long as a decade to be fielded, is not even close to the 1990s performance of the F-119?
I mean that's the only way to take your comment since you were responding to someone who said that the WS-15 should be at least on par with the original F-119.
If so then China is hopelessly outmatched in engine technology. I don't see why so can you explain why 2030s Chinese engines (mid 2020s at best) will still be inferior to 1990s American engines?
WS-15?
Another clue is how big the gap is between the nozzle petals on the new engine compared with AL-31 or WS-10C. The gap is there to ensure a degree of movement even when the nozzle is fully contracted as shown in the image.
Where are the sawteeth on the fulsage mount of the right engine, while they are obvious on the left one? Maybe another fake?
There are no sawtooth fuselage serrations at the right engine mount, which would make sense because it is intended primarily to be an engine testbed and not reflective of a production ready mounting configuration.
Makes sense. I certainly hope it is not a fake.
If this is fake then this is the most elaborate PLA related hoax we’ve ever seen.