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OK so i was browsing the web looking for viable cruise missile engines and the al222 came to mind. and whist searching for the latest updates i found this quote
Progress general designer Igor Kravchenko told AIN that the AI-222-25F is the first-ever Ukrainian engine to be fitted with an afterburner. “With its development, Progress has mastered reheat technologies, which we are now seeking to apply on a fighter engine in the class of thrust up to 44,000 pounds [20 tonnes],” he said. In its primary 22,000-pound (10-tonne) version, this engine could replace Russia’s Klimov RD-93 on the FC-1 and its Pakistan air force version the JF-17 Thunder.
Ukraine Wins Engine Contract for Chinese L-15 Jet Trainer Production | Defense News: Aviation International News
i know a recent Janes article said they will be sticking to the rd-93 for the fj-17 but if one thinks beyond the jf-17 the j-31 may be a suitor. i was doing some further reading and there is a al222 variant with omnidirectional thrust vectoring under development. and available at the clients request. but the situation in Ukraine with the civil war may hinder this.
AI-222 - Motor Sich
AI-222 (LeteckeMotory.cz)
now the jf-17 wont be getting this engine as its very clear they will be sticking to the rd-93
but what do you guys think of which engine will be best for the j31? and why
A: RD-93 modernized with more power
B: WS-13 which is undergoing testing in china on a fc-1 test frame
C: AL222 (10 tonne class with tv)
Progress general designer Igor Kravchenko told AIN that the AI-222-25F is the first-ever Ukrainian engine to be fitted with an afterburner. “With its development, Progress has mastered reheat technologies, which we are now seeking to apply on a fighter engine in the class of thrust up to 44,000 pounds [20 tonnes],” he said. In its primary 22,000-pound (10-tonne) version, this engine could replace Russia’s Klimov RD-93 on the FC-1 and its Pakistan air force version the JF-17 Thunder.
Ukraine Wins Engine Contract for Chinese L-15 Jet Trainer Production | Defense News: Aviation International News
i know a recent Janes article said they will be sticking to the rd-93 for the fj-17 but if one thinks beyond the jf-17 the j-31 may be a suitor. i was doing some further reading and there is a al222 variant with omnidirectional thrust vectoring under development. and available at the clients request. but the situation in Ukraine with the civil war may hinder this.
AI-222 - Motor Sich
AI-222 (LeteckeMotory.cz)
now the jf-17 wont be getting this engine as its very clear they will be sticking to the rd-93
but what do you guys think of which engine will be best for the j31? and why
A: RD-93 modernized with more power
B: WS-13 which is undergoing testing in china on a fc-1 test frame
C: AL222 (10 tonne class with tv)
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