Tag: Airplanes and Air Defenses
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Enhanced Variant of China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Makes First Flight With Twin Next Gen. WS-15 Engines: What Does It Mean Going Forwards?
The Chengdu J-20 fifth generation heavyweight air superiority fighter was revealed on June 29 to have made its first flight using the new WS-15 afterburning turbofan engine in twin configuration. The flight occurred at the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation’s test airfield which is co-located near its primary aircraft plant, which is the only one outside…