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man, engineer, is not right, but he will claim always he is, you are wasting your time, it is obvious the Al-31 is more reliable, simply because they are buying 120 for J-10s and 150+ for J-11s and a further buy of 140 for J-10s
October 3, 2011, 4:45 AM
China has placed additional orders for Russian AL-31-series fighter engines. State arms trade agency Rosoboronexport clinched two big contracts earlier this year. One is for more than 150 AL-31Fs as replacements for earlier engines of same type that power the Su-27/Su-30MKK/MK2 fighters, that are designated J-11 in China. Engines under this contract will be assembled by the Ufa-based UMPO factory
The second contract is for more than 120 AL-31FN engines to power newly built Chengdu J-10 fighters. Engines under this contract are already being delivered, from the Moscow-based Salut plant.
Speaking to AIN at the Aviation Expo 2011 in Beijing, Salut general director Vladislav Masalov said that negotiations continue on a second batch of nearly 140 AL-31FNs and that a follow-on contract is expected to be signed in October.
this means it is obvious
at least in 4-5 years all J-10 and J-11 will be fitted with Al-31, plus more Russian sources claim WS-10 has less thrust and reliability.
В настоящее время Китай выпускает для истребителей J-10 и J-11 двигатели WS-10 и их производные. Эти двигатели являются копиями российских АЛ-31, но отличаются от последних меньшей тягой, надежностью и более коротким межремонтным ресурсом. В частности, двигатели WS-10A установлены на прототип китайского палубного истребителя J-15 (копия Су-33), а WS-10G — на прототип истребителя-бомбардировщика пятого поколения J-20.
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