Kuznetsov NK-6

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NK-6
Type Turbofan
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Kuznetsov Design Bureau
First runMay 1958 [1]

The Kuznetsov NK-6 was a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine, designed by the Kuznetsov Design Bureau.

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Development

Development of the NK-6 started in 1955 at the Kuznetsov Design Bureau. [2] It was the first afterburning by-pass engine made in the Soviet Union. [1] With a maximum thrust of 216 kN (49,000 lbf), it was the most powerful jet engine in the world in the early 1960s. [2] Despite this fact, development of the NK-6 was halted in July 1963. [2] The accumulated experience of the NK-6 project was subsequently used in the development of the NK-144. [2]

A modified version of this engine, the NK-7, was intended for the Soviet Navy [1] and had a takeoff thrust of 216 kN (49,000 lbf).

Applications

Specifications (NK-6)

Data from Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK [1] and ru.wikipedia.org [5] [ circular reference ]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

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