Guizhou WS-19

The Guizhou WS-19 (Chinese: 涡扇-19), code name Huangshan, is an afterburner turbofan engine designed by the Guizhou Aeroengine Design Institute. It has a reported thrust-to-weight ratio of 10 and a thrust of 10 metric tons or 22,000 lbs.^[1][2]

WS-19
Type	Turbofan
National origin	China
Major applications	Shenyang FC-31

The WS-19 fits in the same footprint as the earlier Guizhou WS-13, but is of an entirely new design that incorporates the same technology as found on the Xian WS-15. The WS-19 is intended for the production versions of the Shenyang FC-31 medium-size stealth fighter such as the Shenyang J-35.^[2][3]

Design

The reported maximum thrust of the WS-19 is 116 kN (26,000 lb_f).^[4]

Specifications (WS-19)

Data from China Aerospace Propulsion Technology Forum 2022^[1]

General characteristics

• Type: afterburning turbofan
• Length:
• Diameter:
• Dry weight:

Components

• Compressor: axial
• Combustors: annular

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 26,000 lbf (116 kN; 11,793 kgf) with afterburner^[4]
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: ~10

See also

• Xian WS-15

Comparable engines

• General Electric F414
• Eurojet EJ200
• Snecma M88-3

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

1. 曾品潔 (2023-02-09). "中國渦輪-19發動機進度提前！ 航發總師曝 : 未來殲-35會比殲-20更早換裝" (in Traditional Chinese). Newtalk新闻. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
2. Wood, Peter; Wahlstrom, Alden; Cliff, Roger (March 2020). China's Aeroengine Industry (PDF). United States Air Force Air University China Aerospace Studies Institute. p. 31. ISBN 9798637786664.
3. Waldron, Greg (27 March 2023). "Chinese executive hints at progress with J-20's new WS-15 engine". Flightglobal.
4. Waldron, Greg (1 August 2023). "Future Asia Pacific carrier air wings come into focus". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023.