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Nobody knows. Those who know dare not say. If he says it, he'll go to jail......Any estimates on how many J-20s with WS-15s have been produced/in service yet?
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Nobody knows. Those who know dare not say. If he says it, he'll go to jail......Any estimates on how many J-20s with WS-15s have been produced/in service yet?
Nobody knows. Those who know dare not say. If he says it, he'll go to jail......
200~350ok let me ask it in another way. lol
What was the J-20 production rate before with the WS-10 engine?
Assuming all new production going forward is WS-15, starting from the first WS-15 J-20 that was in service, and assuming similar rates of production, it should give us a rough estimate right?
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Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-20A Fighter With WS-15 Engines
The domestically developed turbofans are expected to confer ‘supercruise’ performance on the stealthy Chinese fighter. The domestically developed turbofans are expected to confer ‘supercruise’ performance on the stealthy Chinese fighter.www.twz.com
As for the WS-15, this is understood to stem from development begun in the 1990s, but few hard facts are known about it. So far, no photos or videos showing the engine, or even a full-scale mockup have appeared in public. However, it has been reported in the past that prototypes of the engine were capable of producing at least 36,000 pounds of thrust with afterburner, with the ultimate aim of achieving a thrust rating of 40,000 pounds.
This compares favorably with the most powerful versions of the WS-10, which are reportedly in the 32,000 to 35,000-pound maximum thrust class, with afterburning.
The F-22 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney F119s that each produce around 35,000 pounds at full afterburner.
The F-22 is renowned for its speed, including its ability to ‘supercruise’ — meaning it can fly at supersonic speeds for sustained periods without the use of afterburners, and with a full load of internal weapons, as you can read more about here.
@Deino
Is the author of this article one of the members on the PDF?
CAC has its own exclusive airport. The work inside this airport is confidential and it is not open to the public. However, the location and name of this airport is public information. Outside the airport there are many ‘mystery men’ with camera equipment staying in B&Bs and hotels. Some of them are Chinese and foreign military fans, and many others are special people with special purposes.
Therefore, the name of the airport can be made public.
Yes.For the base, you most likely refer to what "we" know as Chengdu/Huangtianba; aka the home-facility of CAC (POS 30°42'12"N 103°56'58"E)?
Yes.
I found his use of vague terms like ‘an undisclosed location’ and ‘may well be’ in this article ............
I don't understand. Does he not know the name of this airport? Or is he using this grammar on purpose?
In China, this airport goes by many names.
Military Fans: CAC Airport / Huangtianba (No "Airport")
Locals: Wenjiang Airport
You're moving too fast!Maybe just a teaser or a hint for a major news: At least to me these are the first images from the PLANS-18 "Fujian's" catapult observation station (not sure how this is actually designated!?)
Stick to the topic please, this thread is not for fujian and it's EML control center but this is J20 thread, post this X on relevant thread, @Deino please remove this irrelevant post, thanksHere is the trailer
A new world order is indeed beckoning, the dragon is awakening.Here is the trailer