That's right, also for example in the case of the Zhuhai Airshow, it does indeed "cloak" the actual RCS of the J-20, or any other airframe that it is attached to, as those numbers are top-secret in each of our Air Forces flying 5th Gen aircraft!
J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII
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That's right, also for example in the case of the Zhuhai Airshow, it does indeed "cloak" the actual RCS of the J-20, or any other airframe that it is attached to, as those numbers are top-secret in each of our Air Forces flying 5th Gen aircraft!
I am expecting another 4 or more new production serials to start rolling out any day, so keep a heads up for new "primer birds"! it could be early or the middle of summer due to corona virus shut downs?
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Hyperwarp
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F110-GE-129 - 29,000 lb thrust class (around 129 kN)
F110-GE-132 - 32,000 lb thrust class (around 142 kN)
Between 129 kN and 142 kN is a very broad range. Any hints to which GE engine the WS-10 is closer to?
Not factoring in motivating reasons for going with domestic though. I can still see PLAAF taking/forced to take 130KN WS-10 variant so long as they are at least close to Al-31 reliability. All things considered, it's still totally possible they are slightly inferior overall to whatever 135KN Russian alternative was.
I always trusted that the WS-10 would make its way to the J-10 as soon as it proved itself reliable enough on J-11B. They wanted 10 years proof. They've got it. Whatever the thrust and overall performance, it certainly cannot be that much worse than the latest and greatest AL-31. It could potentially be a fair bit better but there's no way to determine this based on extrapolation. We can be glad the WS-10 program eventually provided PLAAF with a high thrust turbofan and self dependence.
there's rumor said 132KN before, which sits right in the range.
antiterror13
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I would take 137kN
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