How good is WS 10 engine?

He notes that a decade has passed since the J-10B first flew with a WS-10, and that the engine was tested on a J-10A even earlier. Finally, after years of refinement, it appears that the WS-10 is reliable and safe enough to power a single-engined fighter in active service.

Can China produce jet engines?

Virtually every Chinese fighter jet is based on stolen or reverse-engineered designs. There is precedent for reverse-engineering jet engines, but while China has plenty of access to Russian jet engines, Beijing’s attempts to produce its own domestic designs have been largely unsuccessful.

Which countries make jet engines?

As far as I know, only 4 countries can build aircraft jet engines on their own:

USA {GE, P&W}
Russia {Klimov, NPO Saturn}
France {Safran}
UK {Rolls-Royce}

What was the original ws10a engine used for?

“Taihang” was initially mainly used to equip China’s third-generation high-performance J-10 fighter and J-11B fighter. The front temperature of the WS-10A has been increased from 1,710K to 1,747K in the original WS-10.

Is the WS-10 used in the J-20?

As a transitional model of the WS-15 engine, WS-10B minor revision (or WS-10C) has been used on J-20 fighters for several years, but only for trial of a small batch. WS-15 engine will be counted on in the future.

When was the Shenyang WS-10 turbofan engine made?

The Shenyang WS-10 ( Chinese: 涡扇-10; pinyin: Wōshàn-10; lit. ‘turbofan-10’), codename Taihang, is a turbofan engine designed and built by the People’s Republic of China . Chinese media reported 266 engines were manufactured from 2010 to 2012 for the J-11 program.

Are there any WS-10B engines in the J-16?

Another type of WS-10B (temporarily called WS-10B2) is said to be good. WS-10B2 engine has been fully installed in J-16 fighters from the beginning. And since the number of J-16 has exceeded 100, so the number of WS-10B2 engines has also exceeded 100.

How good is WS 10 engine? He notes that a decade has passed since the J-10B first flew with a WS-10, and that the engine was tested on a J-10A even earlier. Finally, after years of refinement, it appears that the WS-10 is reliable and safe enough to power a single-engined fighter in active service.…