China May Have Flown J-20 With Domestic WS-15 Engines

Chengdu J-20

A Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter performs at Airshow China 2022 in Zhuhai.

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SINGAPORE—China’s first Chengdu J-20 fighter fitted with new, domestically developed WS-15 engines appears to have made its first flight on June 29. Videos and photos of a primer-painted J-20 departing from the Chengdu Aircraft Cooperation plant with the engines are circulating on social media. The...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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