Dongan WJ-5 explained

The Dongan WJ-5 is a Chinese single-shaft turboprop aero engine built by the Dongan Engine Manufacturing Company for the Xian Y-7 twin-engined transport.

Variants

WJ-5A
  • Main production variant of 2162 ekW (2900 ehp)[1]
    WJ-5E
  • Improved variant for the Xian Y-7-200 sometimes referred to as the WJ-5A-1G. Developed with the help of General Electric[2]
    WZ-5
  • A turboshaft version of the WJ-5, which failed to progress beyond the prototype stage.

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    Notes and References

    1. Taylor 1996, p 563
    2. Web site: Dongan . Flight International . 9 October 1996 . 2009-06-13.