Shenyang WS-20
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The Shenyang WS-20 (Chinese: 涡扇-20; pinyin: Wōshàn-20; lit. 'turbofan-20') is a high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine designed by the Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute for the PLAAF's Y-20 family of strategic airlifters, it is currently installed in limited numbers. It is based on the core of the low-bypass turbofan Shenyang WS-10A. The thrust range is 138 kilonewtons (31,000 lbf).
Testing with the Ilyushin Il-76 began by 2013. Development continued in 2021. Images of Y-20 equipped with WS-20s emerged in 2022. The Y-20 and the WS-20 may have entered PLAAF service by 2023 or 2024, as intelligence showed Y-20B with the PLAAF roundels and colours at Kaifeng Air Base. In 2024, Y-20B with WS-20 engines were expanding in fleet size.