There is no accountability of PSU nor the MoD procurement nor the procurement side of IAF. All want to just point fingers
Why WS-13? Buy J10C - the Chinese will happily deliver 24 fighter jets/year.
Even though that is true. Here's my hypothesis, Someone higher at the IAF level got healthy amounts of Bejamin Franklin dose to de-link Kaveri from Tejas.
That is same as saying petrol/diesel cars are of no consequences.. New upcoming companies should move on to electric cars! The problem with that is you have no proven design for car, whether the car turns properly, all safety and emergency procedures work properly or even you car can go top speed is not proven. Then you come with new electric car and it has shitload of problems from excessive air-drag to inconsistant breaking.
If scema or any foreign jet engine company can help us ....in reducing the weight and increasing the thrust ,we should go for it blindly .....without a second thought as this can be used by tejas .
No one will give you knowhow. Why would someone create a competitor to oneself?
Snecma can get to M88-4 on its own with what research they have. Anyway they can get inspiration from across channel EJ200 to get M88 4
<table>
<tr>
<th>Feature</th>
<th>Eurojet EJ200</th>
<th>Kaveri</th>
<th>Snecma M88-2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Type</td>
<td>Low-bypass turbofan</td>
<td>Afterburning turbofan</td>
<td>Afterburning turbofan</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thrust (with afterburner)</td>
<td>20,000 lbf (90 kN)</td>
<td>80 kN</td>
<td>16,620 lbf (73 kN)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thrust (without afterburner)</td>
<td>13,500 lbf (60 kN)</td>
<td>48 kN</td>
<td>10,971 lbf (49 kN)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Manufacturer</td>
<td>EuroJet Turbo GmbH</td>
<td>Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)</td>
<td>Safran Aircraft Engines</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Applications</td>
<td>Eurofighter Typhoon</td>
<td>HAL Tejas, DRDO Ghatak</td>
<td>Dassault Rafale</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>First Run</td>
<td>1991</td>
<td>1996</td>
<td>1990</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dimensions</td>
<td>Length: 4 m, Diameter: 0.74 m</td>
<td>Length: 3.51 m, Diameter: 0.89 m</td>
<td>Length: 3.53 m, Diameter: 0.69 m</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number of Stages</td>
<td>LPC: 3, HPC: 5, HPT: 1, LPT: 1</td>
<td>LPC: 3, HPC: 6, HPT: 1, LPT: 1</td>
<td>LPC: 3, HPC: 5, HPT: 1, LPT: 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thrust-to-Weight Ratio</td>
<td>9:1</td>
<td>~7.8:1</td>
<td>7.3:1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Inlet Temperature</td>
<td>1,800°C</td>
<td>1,482°C</td>
<td>1,570°C</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Weight</td>
<td>1,000 kg</td>
<td>1,180 kg</td>
<td>890 kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Modular Design</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Advanced Technologies</td>
<td>Single-crystal turbine blades, blisk design</td>
<td>Twin spool, flat rated characteristics</td>
<td>Blisk design, ceramic coatings, composite materials</td>
</tr>
</table>
No need of EJ200 : M53 made the same job, with older tech, but same design.
No really.
