Corvus Splendens
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RD-93 isn't exactly an "Upgrade". It's like turbocharging a 1 liter engine at the cost of reduced cam and piston life. The RD-93 has half the engine life of the RD-33 and shorter uptimes between each MRO. And STILL the Pakis for all their retardation chose the RD-93. Speaks volumes on their confidence on Chinese engines. I guess they couldn't avoid it on the J-10 or didn't mind since it's more or less an AL-31F with little changes.HaiYaa !
Uncle Han is back to dishing out half truths first thing in the morning. Uncle Han neglects to inform us that the Han initially proposed installation of their own TFs - the WS-13 on the Blunder.
However the Paxtanis would have none of it & insisted on the RD-33 ( later upgraded to RD-93 ) itself a problematic TF yet preferred by the Paxtanis to Han junk.
The Han are still trying to persuade the Paxtanis to opt for the WS-19 for the Block 3 of the Blunder also slated to go on to the J-31. Let's see if the Paxtanis take the bait & bite the bullet.