{"id":4131,"date":"2018-09-05T23:03:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T23:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=4131"},"modified":"2018-09-05T23:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T23:03:40","slug":"china-nearing-mass-production-of-j-20-stealth-fighter-jet-after-engine-problems-ironed-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/09\/05\/china-nearing-mass-production-of-j-20-stealth-fighter-jet-after-engine-problems-ironed-out\/","title":{"rendered":"CHINA NEARING MASS PRODUCTION OF J-20 STEALTH FIGHTER JET AFTER ENGINE PROBLEMS IRONED OUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2812\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/12\/J-20_at_Airshow_China_2016.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: South China Morning Post<\/p>\n<p>By Minnie Chan<\/p>\n<p>A new and improved engine designed to make China\u2019s J-20 stealth fighter a world-class combat jet should be ready for mass production by the end of the year, military sources have said.<\/p>\n<p>The WS-15 engine features cutting-edge single-crystal turbine blades and has been in development for several years, but Chinese technicians have struggled to get it into mass production.<\/p>\n<p>However, many of the problems \u2013 which largely related to blades overheating at top speeds \u2013 have been ironed out in ground tests and trial flights, putting the goal of a consistently high quality product in sight, sources told the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing is keen to have a stealth aircraft capable of competing with the best in the world as tensions rise in the Asia-Pacific and the United States ramps up deployment of its F-22 and F-35 fighters in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at: https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/military\/article\/2162765\/china-nearing-mass-production-j-20-stealth-fighter-after-engine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: South China Morning Post By Minnie Chan A new and improved engine designed to make China\u2019s J-20 stealth fighter a world-class combat jet should be ready for mass production by the end of the year, military sources have said. 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