SexyChineseLady
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110 kN will happen much sooner. 7 years to first flight and another few years to certify it. They are being told to hurry up.
If you saw the leaked GTRE webinar video- Dr G Satheesh Reddy had said every time he interacts with the govt (prolly RM or even PMO) he is asked about progress on the engine. The focus is that sharp.
Your pessimism is unjustified.
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One of our best defence journos has this to say about the WS-15:
Despite the progress the Chinese may have made on the WS-15 family the J-20 doesn't have anywhere near the kind of engine that a 5th gen fighter requires- there are issues over there. In fact, we would have watched closely what kind of deployment experience the Chinese had from Hotan when they deployed J-20s over there.
Cool. We'll check in every so often to see where these engines at each point! It should be a lot of fun.