Shenyang WS-20

The Shenyang WS-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, currently installed in limited numbers. It is based on the core of the low-bypass turbofan Shenyang WS-10A. The thrust range is 138 kN.

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 March 2023. Photos showed Y-20 with the PLAAF roundels and colours at Kaifeng Air Base.

Applications

 * Xi'an Y-20