China Develops First Turbofan Engine

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China Develops First Turbofan Engine

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The first turbofan engine developed independently by Chinese scientists has been given the greenlight to be installed in fighter planes, according to sources from the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) II, one of the country's two leading aviation conglomerates.

The 140 experts who assessed the engine in central China's Hunan Province Sunday all found its performance stable and its design up to the standard.

The new engine follows worldwide trends in the industry's development and will increase China's defense capacity once it is mass produced, according to an AVIC II official.

The designing of China's own turbofan engine began in 1991 and over the past decade the prototype has undergone several flight tests in cooperation with several research institutions and aviation corporations.

Backgrounder: China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) II

AVIC II owns 54 large- and medium-sized industrial enterprises and 3 scientific research institutes involved in helicopter, airplane, engine and airborne equipment. They control an additional 22 enterprises, institutes and specialized companies including China Aviation Industry Supply and Marketing Corporation and the 50% ownership with AVIC I of CATIC. They employ 210,000 workers, and control assets of 31.5 billion RMB.

AVIC II manages state-owned assets (including land utilization rights) and shares of invested enterprises; investment, financing and other financial business at home and abroad; military and civil aircraft including helicopters, transporters, trainers, and attackers, UAV and related aviation products and airborne equipment. They also produce automobiles, motorcycles and related engines and parts, textile machinery, pharmaceutical equipment, medical apparatus, environmental protection equipment and other non-aviation products. Services include aircraft leasing, general aviation services, engineering development and design, engineering contracting, real estate development, intermediary service and import and export services.

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