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RR was producing Pegasus with a version for the AV8B+ of that engine with a maximum thrust of 23.800lbf.Don't lie, GCAP will use Europe's newly developed 13t (28600lbf) engine, which has weaker thrust than WS-10C(14.5t 32000lbf) and F110(14.6t 32200lbf).
I think Turkish approach to a high thrust engine it is very pragmatic. First batch with GE110 and gather some experience and foreign funds for their TF35.000.
If Tf35.000 fails, they can always fund to develop a further evolution of GE110 or even join any UK path for their GCAP engine. FCAS will need a scaled up version of the french M88 for sure also.
Everybody will need a high thrust low bypass turbofan for their projects. Until now it was not mandatory to have big engines for fighter jets, but 5 and 6 generation aircrafts require larger airframes to keep their armament inside, so from US to South Korea and all over the world, if you want to hide your weapons you must sweat your shirt and/or wallet. And Turkey will do in a way or another. They did it before with UAVs and foreign engines and will do again. No problem with that.









