The production of all types of domestic warplanes was the responsibility of the Aviation Group, to which the Kunlun Engine Project Team also belonged. This was a major research and development project under the group. The report filed by Zhang Gangchuan was sent to Liu Jiankun, the general manager.
Liu Jiankun was not only the general manager of the Aviation Group, but also the chief designer and person in charge of several domestic warplanes.
He had always been paying attention to the Kunlun engine project.
The Kunlun engine was very important for domestic warplane engine research and development. Even if the Kunlun engine, which had taken over twenty years to develop could not be equipped on warplanes in the short term, the technology and experience gained during the R&D process were the most important rewards, laying a solid foundation for future aviation engine research and development.