In the seminar, Professor Liu Daxiang actually announced
three important milestone achivements regarding China's (military) aviation engines, two of which have been stated here:
1. Chinese (3rd generation)
low-bypass turbofan engine procurement has
practially achieved self-sufficiency, hence no longer demanding much reliance on imported engines from Russia than ever before; and
2.
WS-15, i.e. China's leading 4th-generation low-bypass turbofan engine with thrust-to-weight ratio (TWR) of above 10 has made its
maiden flight, albeit not yet fielded on active service J-20s.
Then there is the following:
3a.
Next generation (i.e.
5th-generation)
low-bypass turbofan engine for use on
fighters and bombers with
TWR of 12-15;
3b.
Next generation turboshaft engine for use on
helicopters with
power-to-weight ratio (
PWR) of
11-12; and
3c.
Turbine-based combined cycle engine/
Turboramjet engine (TBCC) -
Have achieved
key technological breakthroughs in their respective research and development progresses.
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Speaking of 5th-generation turbofan engine (12-15 T/W ratio) for
fighters AND
bombers, could that be referring to China's
6th-generation fighter and the
H-20?
