The Shenyang WS-20 ( zh, c=涡扇-20, p=Wōshàn-20, l=turbofan-20) is a high-
bypass turbofan
A turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology of the turbojet and the add ...
aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbin ...
designed by the
Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute for the
PLAAF
The People's Liberation Army Air Force, also referred to as the Chinese Air Force () or the People's Air Force (), is the primary aerial warfare service of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAAF controls most of the PLA's air assets, includi ...
's
Y-20 family of
strategic airlifters, it is currently installed in limited numbers. It is based on the core of the low-bypass turbofan
Shenyang WS-10A. The thrust range is .
Testing with the
Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 (; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-1 ...
began by 2013.
Development continued in 2021. Images of Y-20 equipped with WS-20s emerged in 2022. The Y-20 and the WS-20 may have entered PLAAF service by March 2023.
Photos showed Y-20 with the PLAAF roundels and colours at
Kaifeng Air Base.
Applications
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Xi'an Y-20
See also
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ACAE CJ-1000A
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Shenyang WS-15
References
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2010s turbofan engines
High-bypass turbofan engines