The American A-7 flew off the decks from 1967 to 1991 and it was single engined.
CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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The American A-7 flew off the decks from 1967 to 1991 and it was single engined.
But it can also be argued Chinese engines are at this stage probably not mature enough for the single engine carrier demands, especially for the corrosive environment. Even the J-15 doesn't use the WS-10 as far as we know, instead opting for a corrosion resistant naval AL-31 variant.
Intrepid
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A-4, F-8, AV-8 ... single engined
Hendrik_2000
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That is because American hold such an overwhelming air dominance after the WWII that all they have to do is park the AC close to the target and then launch those jet. But now with the proliferation of cheap surface to surface missile, cruise missile it will be crazy to do that. They have to park the AC the limit of the foe's missile range
Intrepid
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of longer range over water.
It is possible that the Chinese are not so generous with their crews and only design multi-engine carrier aircraft.
There are separate threads for J-10 and JF-17, you can discuss over there if you think your interests make sense.
Arent those land based?
I am talk about the main weapon systems of the AC . so you think they are not relevant?
Navalized J10 range is over 1000 miles so if it venture out 400 miles shouldnt that be sufficient?
WS10 is a mature engine now.
what about it? the USN still doesn't operate it because it's shit. They will eventually because of political pressure but that alone says a lot about the f-35.
The VTOL version is trash.