Chinese Trainer Aircraft (JL-8, JL-9, JL-10 (L-15), etc.)

Atomicfrog said:

Salyut was not building the AL-222 in Russia too ? I was thinking they were receiving them from Salyut after Ukrainian court seizes Motor Sich from chinese investors.

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Ukrainian government stopped Chinese investors from taking-over MS not the supply of Engines. last time when i checked the list of Russian engines to China. it was only AL-31 and D-30s. so this trainer engine came from Ukraine. but i will cross check again.

Salyut just localized AL-222 engine for their own yak-130 Trainer aircraft.

Salyut localized the Al-222 engine in like 2015.

From what I understand the hot section was made in Russia already, they just had to replicate the cold section. And the whole thing used Soviet alloys and materials anyway.

Salyut has been increasing engine lifetime. And developing the new SM-100 engine to replace the Al-222.

What I am more interested is in how the Chinese are coping with this situation but information on these programs in China is scarce to say the least.