Chinese High-Bypass Engine
China has begun flight testing a high-bypass-ratio turbofan that is expected to greatly improve the performance of the Y-20 heavy airlifter and potentially power the C919 commercial aircraft. The engine is the 28,700-lb.-thrust WS-20, according to local media that have published photographs of it in...
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