from chin def, no url link though, but still interesting
MOSCOW. Feb 10 (Interfax-AVN) – Russia may sign the contract for the supplies of RD-93 aircraft engines to China within the next three to six months, a source in the Russian defense industry told Interfax-Military News Agency on Thursday.
“The RD-93 aircraft engine is a modification of the RD-33 engine that powers MIG-29 Fulcrum fighters. It is fully tested and ready for mass production,” the source said.
According to him, the contract will provide for supplying the engines, not for their license production. “It implies hundreds of engines, but the first batch may be relatively small,” he said.
“The RD-93 aircraft engine is derived from the mass-produced RD-33 of Series Three, but its accessory gear box is positioned lower, and there are some other differences as well,” the source noted.
RD-93 is intended for powering China’s FC-1 (Super-7) fighter. The first batch of 100 engines is likely to be supplied from Russia, while the program provides for procuring 500 engines. It is not ruled out that China will later ask for fitting the RD-93 engine with a hinged nozzle that is currently being tested on the MG-29OVT prototype.
The FC-1 development program involves China, Pakistan, Israel and Russia.
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