Photo of the day: Y-20B landing

 

Friday, October 04, 2024

High Res Photos Of The Day: Y-20B prototype 7812 with Shenyang WS-20 Turbofan, replacing Turbojet of Y-20 / A veriants

 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Photo of the day: IL76 with WS-20 tubofan engine

While the pair of  Xian Y-20 prototypes are  powered by 4 Russian Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines each, it is clear that the Chinese prefer to "buy local" and have started on a domestic power-plant solution called the WS-20.

It is ironic isn't  it?  Testing D-30's replacement on a Chinese operated IL-76.