347: Chapter 347 [Bonus Chapter for Ratings] Official Support

On July 12, the July issue of "China Aviation" magazine was delayed for a while.

Under pressure from everyone, the editorial department offered an explanation: "There are a few articles this month that require repeated proofreading."

Consequently, the aviation circle immediately became expectant; after all, this was "China Aviation," and delays were a common occurrence.

Moreover, once there was a delay, there was bound to be a big surprise. If it were published on time, there wouldn't be anything important.

Sure enough, the editorial department left them greatly shocked.

After all, the front-page headline this time was "New Breakthrough in Carrier-Based Aircraft Propulsion — Analysis of Technical Characteristics of a Certain Domestic Engine."

The author was listed as a special contributor to this magazine, still without a specific name.

But the content was absolutely shocking.

The article was 12 pages long and included 6 pictures, three of which were cutaway views of parts of the engine, two were on-site photos of the test bench, and one was a thrust curve comparison chart.

Some public parameters were listed clearly.

The engine, codenamed WS-15H, adopts an overall layout of a 3-stage fan, a 7-stage high-pressure compressor, an annular combustion chamber, a single-stage high-pressure turbine, and a single-stage low-pressure turbine.

The thrust-to-weight ratio is 10.8, maximum afterburning thrust is 17.2, and takeoff thrust is 12.5.

Compared with the F414-GE-400 engine used by the United States Navy's F/A-18E/F in active service, the maximum afterburning thrust is 15% higher, and the thrust-to-weight ratio is 12% higher.

Compared with the M88-2 engine used by the French Rafale fighter, all indicators are significantly ahead.

The last paragraph of the article was a letter of thanks.

"During the development process of this engine, a certain private enterprise provided key technical support.

This enterprise's technical reserves and outstanding contributions in advanced materials, precision manufacturing, control systems, and assembly molding laid a solid foundation for the smooth development of the engine."

The letter of thanks was written very carefully and was quite complex, but the content was explosive: the engine was manufactured by this private enterprise.

"WS-15H? Thrust-to-weight ratio 10.8? Is this real or fake?"

"It really broke through? Now the United States shouldn't be targeting our private enterprises anymore; they should be investigating our military factories!"

"The key is that last sentence, that a certain private enterprise provided technical support. Could that private enterprise be the one the United States is targeting?"

"Could the United States be right?"

"The person above, when has the United States ever been wrong? [Dog Head]"

Meanwhile, the aviation big Vs on Weibo began to dig deep.

A blogger named Mi Hu Jun posted a long Weibo, analyzing that article step by step.

"Currently, apart from this report, no technical data can be found regarding this engine's technology.

But if it is true, it means that China has caught up with the United States in the field of carrier-based aircraft engines.

But what shocks me the most is not the parameters, but that last sentence about the private enterprise.

Aviation engines are the pearl on the crown of industry, and there are few countries in the world that can build them.

That a private enterprise could independently research and develop it says a lot."

The comment section was full of speculation about which private enterprise it was.

Huawei—they do communications and have nothing to do with engines; they might be involved in military industry, but that would be in communications...

BYD? They make batteries and electric motors, that doesn't seem like it...

There aren't many that meet the requirements. After careful screening, only Transsion remained, but the principal party had already denied the rumors...

"The more impossible it seems, the more likely it is. It couldn't really be Transsion, could it? After all, didn't the United States say they were working on it? Their intelligence should be more capable."

"The person above, that was slander by the United States. Transsion makes mobile phones, how could they possibly build engines? Besides, Mr. Shen has already denied it."

"Stop guessing, it's not Transsion anyway."

But the next day, Mi Hu Jun posted another Weibo, with a tone of excitement.

"Major discovery! According to our studio's research, after enlarging the photos, we saw a logo on the engine casing.

It's not very clear, but the outline can be made out.

It seems to be the letter T in the middle of a red circle."

Everyone in the comment section also showed expressions of disbelief; after all, Transsion's logo is a red circle with a T in the middle!

"I compared them, it's identical. It must be Transsion."

"Holy crap, is Transsion really working on engines? The United States didn't wrong them?"

"Holy crap, how much truth is there in Shen Fei's words? This guy was still saying on Weibo yesterday that he hadn't even flown on a plane many times. He's such a good actor, isn't he?"

"The guy yesterday was right. The name Shen Fei is absolutely inseparable from aircraft manufacturing; after all, the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is also called Shen Fei... Turns out there really is a connection."

"Transsion = Shenyang Aircraft Corporation? No, the abbreviation for Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is Shen Fei... the boss is named Shen Fei, this shouldn't be intentional [Smart]"

Today, he posted a more detailed comparison Weibo, accompanied by four pictures.

On the left is a partial enlargement of the picture from the WS-15H article, and on the right is the logo found on the Transsion official website; the outlines match perfectly.

And notice that there is a faint line of text on that part of the engine casing. After enlarging it, it shows the four large characters: Transsion Power.

It's not Pinyin, but Chinese characters. The facts prove that this is indeed Transsion's engine.

"Transsion really did build an engine, and it's for a carrier-based aircraft."

"Rare for the United States not to lie this time... but for them, the news seems a bit bad."

"Shen Fei is too terrifying. He makes mobile phones while building engines, and today he's selling electric cars. Is the next step to build satellites?"

"I take back what I said before; the United States really stumbled upon the truth this time."

"It's not unjust for Transsion to be sanctioned; they really are working on military industry. But the problem is, they're doing it well!"

"I went to check Weibo, and Mr. Shen's post about not even having flown on a plane many times is so funny now. He hasn't flown on a plane, but he's building aircraft engines."

Meanwhile, a huge crowd flooded into Shen Fei's Weibo, only to find that his Weibo was still that post saying he hadn't even flown on a plane many times.

"Mr. Shen, stop pretending, the engine has already been exposed."

"From today on, Transsion won't be called Transsion; it will be called Shen Fei Heavy Industry..."

"I feel like the people at the US Department of Commerce should be breathing a sigh of relief now, and they are frantically explaining to various investment banks: See, we didn't wrong him!"

"Mr. Shen, are you still selling your air conditioners, or is there an engine installed inside the air conditioner!"

Meanwhile, the United States was also completely panicking. Could it be that they really had a prophetic moment?

And how is this technology so advanced!

At the same time, they also knew that this was a warning from China to them...

Lift the sanctions immediately, but wouldn't that money be wasted?

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