Engineering:Shenyang WS-20
Template:Infobox aero engine The Shenyang WS-20 (Chinese: 涡扇-20; pinyin: Wōshàn-20; literally: 'turbofan-20') is a high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine designed by the Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute for the PLAAF'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.[1] The thrust range is 138 kilonewtons (31,000 lbf).[2]
Testing with the Ilyushin Il-76 began by 2013.[3] Development continued in 2021.[4] Images of Y-20 equipped with WS-20s emerged in 2022.[5] The Y-20 and the WS-20 may have entered PLAAF service by 2023 or 2024, as intelligence showed Y-20B with the PLAAF roundels and colours at Kaifeng Air Base.[6][7] In 2024, Y-20B with WS-20 engines were expanding in fleet size.[8]
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- ↑ Fisher, Richard (27 May 2015). "ANALYSIS: Can China break the military aircraft engine bottleneck?". https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis-can-china-break-the-military-aircraft-engine-bottleneck/116887.article.
- ↑ Newdick, Thomas (3 December 2020). "China's Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines". https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37939/chinas-y-20-transport-appears-to-be-finally-flying-with-indigenous-jet-engines.
- ↑ Fisher, Richard (30 July 2015). "ANALYSIS: China's aerospace Dream still lacks engine's Heart". https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis-chinas-aerospace-dream-still-lacks-engines-heart/117727.article.
- ↑ Waldron, Greg (30 September 2021). "Indigenous engines for Y-20 proceeding well: aircraft designer". https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/indigenous-engines-for-y-20-proceeding-well-aircraft-designer/145704.article.
- ↑ Waldron, Greg (6 January 2022). "Y-20U tanker set to boost Beijing's air-to-air refuelling capability". https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/y-20u-tanker-set-to-boost-beijings-air-to-air-refuelling-capability/147027.article.
- ↑ Kadidal, Akhil; Narayanan, Prasobh (23 March 2023). "Chinese WS20 engine likely entering operational service". https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/chinese-ws20-engine-likely-entering-operational-service.
- ↑ Kadidal, Akhil (20 December 2024). "New Y-20Bs at PLAAF airbase suggests entry into service". https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/new-y-20bs-at-plaaf-airbase-suggests-entry-into-service.
- ↑ Vallance, David (8 January 2026). "China grows its air-to-air refueling capacity with an eye to Taiwan". https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-grows-its-air-air-refueling-capacity-eye-taiwan.
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