Guizhou WS-19

The Guizhou WS-19 (Chinese: 涡扇-19), code name Huangshan, is an afterburner turbofan engine designed by the Guizhou Aeroengine Design Institute. It has a reported thrust-to-weight ratio of 10 and a thrust of 10 metric tons or 22,000 lbs.[1][2]

WS-19
Type Turbofan
National origin China
Major applications Shenyang FC-31

The WS-19 fits in the same footprint as the earlier Guizhou WS-13, but is of an entirely new design that incorporates the same technology as found on the Xian WS-15. The WS-19 is intended for the production versions of the Shenyang FC-31 medium-size stealth fighter such as the Shenyang J-35.[2][3]

Specifications (WS-19)

Data from China Aerospace Propulsion Technology Forum 2022[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: afterburning turbofan
  • Length:
  • Diameter:
  • Dry weight:

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

  1. 曾品潔 (2023-02-09). "中國渦輪-19發動機進度提前! 航發總師曝 : 未來殲-35會比殲-20更早換裝" (in Traditional Chinese). Newtalk新闻. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. Wood, Peter; Wahlstrom, Alden; Cliff, Roger (March 2020). China’s Aeroengine Industry (PDF). United States Air Force Air University China Aerospace Studies Institute. p. 31. ISBN 9798637786664.
  3. Waldron, Greg (27 March 2023). "Chinese executive hints at progress with J-20's new WS-15 engine". Flightglobal.


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