WS-10 Taihang turbofan
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The WS-10 Taihang turbofan is a Chinese-designed afterburning turbofan engine developed to power modern PLA Air Force fighter aircraft such as the J-10 and J-11 series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WS-10 Taihang turbofan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10424560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WS-10 Taihang turbofan Context triple: [Chengdu J-10, powerplant, WS-10 Taihang turbofan]
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A.
Pratt & Whitney PW6000
The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a turbofan engine developed for short- to medium-haul narrow-body airliners, known for its use on the Airbus A318.
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B.
Lyulka AL-31F
The Lyulka AL-31F is a Soviet/Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine best known for powering the Sukhoi Su-27 family of fighter aircraft and their derivatives.
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C.
Aviadvigatel PS-90A
The Aviadvigatel PS-90A is a Russian high-bypass turbofan engine widely used on modernized Soviet-era airliners such as the Ilyushin Il-96 and Tupolev Tu-204.
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D.
Mikulin AM-3 turbojet
The Mikulin AM-3 was a Soviet early-generation axial-flow turbojet engine used to power large strategic bombers and airliners in the 1950s.
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E.
Safran Arriel 2E
The Safran Arriel 2E is a modern turboshaft engine designed for light twin-engine helicopters, offering improved power, fuel efficiency, and reliability over earlier Arriel variants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WS-10 Taihang turbofan Target entity description: The WS-10 Taihang turbofan is a Chinese-designed afterburning turbofan engine developed to power modern PLA Air Force fighter aircraft such as the J-10 and J-11 series.
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A.
Pratt & Whitney PW6000
The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a turbofan engine developed for short- to medium-haul narrow-body airliners, known for its use on the Airbus A318.
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B.
Lyulka AL-31F
The Lyulka AL-31F is a Soviet/Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine best known for powering the Sukhoi Su-27 family of fighter aircraft and their derivatives.
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C.
Aviadvigatel PS-90A
The Aviadvigatel PS-90A is a Russian high-bypass turbofan engine widely used on modernized Soviet-era airliners such as the Ilyushin Il-96 and Tupolev Tu-204.
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D.
Mikulin AM-3 turbojet
The Mikulin AM-3 was a Soviet early-generation axial-flow turbojet engine used to power large strategic bombers and airliners in the 1950s.
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E.
Safran Arriel 2E
The Safran Arriel 2E is a modern turboshaft engine designed for light twin-engine helicopters, offering improved power, fuel efficiency, and reliability over earlier Arriel variants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterburning turbofan engine
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aircraft engine ⓘ |
| application |
single-engine fighter aircraft
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twin-engine fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-spool turbofan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air superiority fighters
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multirole fighters ⓘ |
| developer |
Aviation Industry Corporation of China
NERFINISHED
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Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportStatus | not widely exported as of early 2020s ⓘ |
| features |
afterburner
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annular combustor ⓘ axial-flow compressor ⓘ convergent-divergent exhaust nozzle ⓘ full authority digital engine control ⓘ modular design ⓘ single-stage fan ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
WS-10A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WS-10B NERFINISHED ⓘ WS-10C NERFINISHED ⓘ WS-10H NERFINISHED ⓘ WS-10IPE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInService | 2000s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Taihang Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| replaces | Russian Saturn AL-31F in Chinese service (on some aircraft) ⓘ |
| role | powerplant for fourth-generation fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| status | in operational service ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | comparable to 4th-generation fighter engines ⓘ |
| thrustClass |
approximately 120 kN with afterburner
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approximately 75–80 kN dry ⓘ |
| usedBy |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
NERFINISHED
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People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Chengdu J-10
NERFINISHED
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Chengdu J-20 (early prototypes) NERFINISHED ⓘ J-11BH (navalized variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ J-15 carrier-based fighter ⓘ Shenyang J-11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenyang J-11B NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenyang J-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenyang J-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WS-10 Taihang turbofan Description of subject: The WS-10 Taihang turbofan is a Chinese-designed afterburning turbofan engine developed to power modern PLA Air Force fighter aircraft such as the J-10 and J-11 series.
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