Broccoli
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But they have far more use behind them in comparison and that matters a lot.
After Pakistanis have used WS-10 for a while we'll know more.
Chinese Engine Development
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But they have far more use behind them in comparison and that matters a lot.
After Pakistanis have used WS-10 for a while we'll know more.
Personal opinion
Fighter turbofans:
1: US
2: China, Russia
3: UK, France
4: Germany, Japan
Broccoli
Senior Member
France is developing their own (not something they share with others) turbojet for smaller business planes so they are behind China and Russia.
If sanctions hit Russia really hard they probably fall on the list.
Nah, M-88 ,CFM-56 and LEAP, they are not entirely French but their collaboration with Americans surely boost them significantly, and they have their own technical standards, French TWR standard is the most strict one in the world
They are medium thrust engines. You have to look at thrust to weight, service life, etc. which I doubt Chinese engines could match.
They're definitely not anywhere near the top. Both are very behind in civilian turbofans, but both do have experience with high bypass military turbofans that could maybe be substitutes in a pinch like we saw with the Soviet D-30 series. China has a large WS-20 and Japan has a small F-7. Japan also has some experience in civilian engines through JAEC, while China has the CJ-1000/2000 under development that so far seems to be doing okay, so I'm a little hopeful.
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I am aware of CJ series for China's COMAC, is Japan doing/has done anything similar?
HF-120 for Hondajet, does that count? It’s a joint project with GE though
Sorry, in terms of technology I would change this to:
Fighter turbofans:
1: US,
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2: UK, France
3: China, Russia
4: Germany, Japan
But guys ... can we stick to the topic, namely "Chinese engines" and leave out any comparatives like quartets game?