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Engine issues mean China can’t power J-15, J-16 fighters

: Sep 15, 2014 - : 11:45 am

Engine-J15-J16 While China has mustered the production of advanced fighter jets, comparable to the Russian Su-30, Beijing is finding it difficult to roll out J-15 and J-16s in large numbers due to the failure to deliver high efficiency power plants for these fighters - Russian experts said. According to the Moscow-based Kanwa Defense Review, the Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine Company has encountered problems with the production of WS-10A engine for its J-11B fighters. Similar problems led the People's Liberation Army Navy to cancel their plans to install the WS-10A in the J-15 - the carrier-based fighter designed to serve aboard the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier. Both the PLA Air Force and Navy Air Force have asked to replace the WS-10A with the more reliable Russian-built AL-31F engines, the magazine stated. The magazine assumes China is unlikely to get enough AL-31F engines to power all of its J-15 and J-16 fighters when production starts on the aircraft however. The magazine quoted sources from the Chinese aviation industry saying that the PLA is losing its patience with the WS-10A engines. Without proper competition among state-run engine producers, the source said that China is unable to design the engines it needs to power its new aircraft. The Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China suggested that the PLA Air Force use domestic engines anyway to boost the economy. These rumours come as Beijing and Moscow continue to negotiate over the sale of advanced Su-35 fighter jets to China.

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