A lot of warfare is about maximizing the edge one holds. Bombers probably wouldn't make the difference between victory but they're one more additional option if other means fail.
H-20 bomber (with H-X, JH-XX)
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What is the expected MTOW of H-20? It is widely accepted that it will have 4 engines. If those 4 engines are non-afterburning WS-15s then we are talking about a massive bomber. WS-15 wet thrust is expected to be around 20 tons. In modern low-bypass turbofans, dry thrust is usually around two thirds of wet thrust. 13 tons would be a nice estimate for the dry thrust of WS-15. Having 4 WS-15s means having 52 tons of thrust. Modern subsonic bombers have a thrust-to-weight ratio between 0.2-0.32. We are talking about a bomber up to 260 tons!!! This would make it the second largest bomber ever deployed. If a flying wing of this size only has 20 tons of payload capacity then its range should be the highest ever by a long shot. Is China planning for a platform that can strike CONUS? Such a platform would shake the geopolitical landscape.
??? I was specifcally questionjng the concept of extra aerodynamic controls on a bomber, not bombers as a whole
The engines will be non afterburning WS-10s.
I'm guessing the WS-20 is too big to fit in H-20?
The WS-20 is a high bypass turbofan. Not suitable for a stealth bomber for a number of reasons.
The latest WS-10s can also enable a bomber with a MTOW of around 200-220 tons. It is safe to assume the H-20 will be significantly larger than B-2 or B-21.
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And this bolt statement is based on what??
manqiangrexue
Brigadier
I seem to remember somewhere, although unreliable as a source, that the dry thrust for WS-10X is 89kN and it's higher as a percentage of the wet thrust than AL-31X because the WS-10 was derived from the CFM core.
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