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Improved Version Of JF-17 Engine Enters Ground Tests In Moscow

A Klimov RD-93MA is wrapped for shipping to a ground test center in Moscow
Credit: UEC
An improved version of the Russian-built engine for the Sino-Pakistan FC-1/JF-17 fighter has been passed to a Moscow high pressure chamber to start ground testing, United Engine Corp. (UEC) said on July 8. The St. Petersburg-based Rostec subsidiary shipped the Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan to...
Steve Trimble

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