@sunnymaxi bro question, is there a civilian version using WS15 core?
The most modern civilian turbofans have different core designs from military turbofans.
@latenlazy thanks for the info, I thought maybe they will follow the WS20 using the WS10 core?
WS-20 used the WS-10’s core the same way the CFM-56 shared cores with the F110, but this was a development approach to engines from back in the 90s. China went with this approach for the WS-20 for their military transport solution because it was faster than designing a modern high bypass turbofan from scratch. You don’t see the F119 core being shared with any civilian turbofans, because it overperforms for some parameters and underperforms for others relative to ideal requirements for civilian jet engines today.
Is this true? I thought previously on this thread that the WS-15 development did not go well and was further delayed? Hope I'm wrong.
Fair enough. I thought metallurgy was still an issue and they were not able to complete the WS-15 as the high temperature was melting the part of the engine thus it was delayed and there wasn’t a specific launch date. Many here lamented that the WS was delayed for a decade or so.