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.

WJ-5
A Xian Y-7-100 powered by Dongan WJ-5 turboprop engines
Type Single-shaft Turboprop
National origin China
Manufacturer Dongan Engine Manufacturing Company
Major applications Xian Y-7

Variants

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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.[1] 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.

Application

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Taylor 1996, p 563
  2. ^ "Dongan". Flight International. 9 October 1996. Retrieved 2009-06-13.

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