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XF9 is already under testing it seems
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XF9-1 dry thrust is quite impressive. It is actually “Greater Than” 11,000 kgf (That is 108+ kN). IIRC, that is more than the F119 and second only to the F135 😮 😮 :eek:. – http://dec.2chan.net/61/src/1531600023587.jpg
That is a major jump by Japan.
WS-15.. depends how much the Russians will give info on the AL-41 or how fast they reverse engineer :)***
WS-15 and the AL-41F1S are completely seperate. They can’t plug and play parts from one to the other. Could the WS-15 fail as a program? Possible. That we will have to wait and see. There is very little info to make any judgement other that it is a brand new core seperate from any AL-31/41 series engine. Even the WS-10 has a different core from the AL-31 series. If the AL-41F1S is reverse engineered it will have a different designation and even then it would not reach the required thrust goals. Plus I don’t see any point reverse engineering the AL-41F1S (Saturn) when China and Chengdu have a very close connection to the MMPP Salut.
There was a recent rumor that the a WS-15 was installed on to a test aircraft. Likely a J-11 since I think the rumor stated the test aircraft was NOT a J-20.
WS-10 was also test like that on a J-11 with one AL-31F and one WS-10. I think testing started in 2002. WS-10 succefully entered service at the end of 2009. So it will likley be some time until the WS-15 would enter service.
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