Sorry, but you are wrong. The article you posted above is again using images as proof, but that is worthless as any concrete form of evidence. If the WS-10 were really successful, PLAAF would've switched to it a long time ago. Instead even Chinese propaganda outlets are now revealing that the J-20 is still using Russian AL-31 engines because the WS-10 only lasts 30 hours before needing maintenance:
But feel free to believe what you want. About Rick Joe: He has made the same false statements about WS-10 in the article posted above.
The fact is that the WS-10 is simply too unreliable to use on operational aircraft, so the PLAAF is still using AL-31. Rest is speculation based on PLAAF propaganda pictures by over-excited "China watchers." Feel free to believe the nonsense spouted by CCP/PLAAF bots, but if the WS-10 was really a success, PLAAF would have ditched the Russian engines long ago. Instead we are seeing newer articles by even Chinese outlets (go back and read the rest of the thread) about how the PLAAF "will ditch" the Russian engine after it is replaced by WS-10C. One article said that it will take at least another year (probably more) of testing WS-10C before it can be used. It is much more likely that the PLAAF is using the appearance of WS-10C engines as leverage to get better technology engines from Russia, when the reality is that WS-10C is just as unreliable as previous WS-10 versions (30 hours before needing maintenance). I know what to look for in CCP/PLAAF propaganda, so I can tell when they are feeding propaganda (photographic or otherwise) to dumb western journalists. Then the "China watcher" western journalists can speculate on the photographs and figure out their answers about the WS-10, J-20 or otherwise, that makes them feel really smart. But the reality remains that it is all just speculation based on propaganda images released by the PLAAF, and doesn't constitute proof of any kind. Chinese fanboys eat it up though, and so can you.
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PLAAF regularly releases propaganda photographs for domestic consumption in order to brainwash Chinese people. Those of us who know this don't take any photographs or other data released by CCP/PLAAF at face value; and especially not use it for any kind of evidence.Early revisions of the resulting WS-10 engine have fallen well short of design goals which aimed to match the Su-27’s AL-31 engine on thrust output and reliability. Overhauls were required every 30 hours, versus 400 hours for the Russian benchmark. Anecdotal evidence suggests the WS-10 also takes longer to produce thrust.
But feel free to believe what you want. About Rick Joe: He has made the same false statements about WS-10 in the article posted above.
The fact is that the WS-10 is simply too unreliable to use on operational aircraft, so the PLAAF is still using AL-31. Rest is speculation based on PLAAF propaganda pictures by over-excited "China watchers." Feel free to believe the nonsense spouted by CCP/PLAAF bots, but if the WS-10 was really a success, PLAAF would have ditched the Russian engines long ago. Instead we are seeing newer articles by even Chinese outlets (go back and read the rest of the thread) about how the PLAAF "will ditch" the Russian engine after it is replaced by WS-10C. One article said that it will take at least another year (probably more) of testing WS-10C before it can be used. It is much more likely that the PLAAF is using the appearance of WS-10C engines as leverage to get better technology engines from Russia, when the reality is that WS-10C is just as unreliable as previous WS-10 versions (30 hours before needing maintenance). I know what to look for in CCP/PLAAF propaganda, so I can tell when they are feeding propaganda (photographic or otherwise) to dumb western journalists. Then the "China watcher" western journalists can speculate on the photographs and figure out their answers about the WS-10, J-20 or otherwise, that makes them feel really smart. But the reality remains that it is all just speculation based on propaganda images released by the PLAAF, and doesn't constitute proof of any kind. Chinese fanboys eat it up though, and so can you.
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