The WS-13 (Chinese: 涡扇-13), codename Taishan, is a turbofan engine designed and manufactured by Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation to power the Pakistan-China jointly developed CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder light-weight multi-role fighter, and in the near future the Shenyang J-31 fifth generation stealth fighter currently under development.
WS-13 | |
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Type | Turbofan |
National origin | People's Republic of China |
Manufacturer | Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation |
First run | 2006 |
Major applications | JF-17 Thunder J-31 |
China began development of the Taishan in 2000 to replace the Klimov RD-93 turbofan, which had been selected in the 1990s to power the JF-17 light-weight fighter. It is designed to have a life span of 2,200 hours and an improved version, providing around 100 kN (22,450 lb) of thrust with afterburner, is under development.[1]
The WS-13 Taishan was certified in 2007 and serial production began in 2009.[citation needed] The 18 March 2010 edition of the HKB report stated that a FC-1 equipped with the WS-13 completed its first successful runway taxi test.[2]
In November 2012, Aviation Week reported that flight testing on the JF-17 was underway in China.[3] It was reported at the 2015 Paris Air Show that testing was continuing.[4]
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