| NK-88 | |
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| One NK-88 engine was tested in flight in the starboard nacelle of this Tupolev Tu-155 (СССР-85035) | |
| Type | Turbofan |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Kuznetsov Design Bureau |
| First run | February 1980 [1] |
| Major applications | Tupolev Tu-155 |
| Developed from | NK-8-2U [1] |
| Developed into | NK-89 |
The Kuznetsov NK-88 was an experimental alternative fuel turbofan engine, designed by the Kuznetsov Design Bureau.
Development of the NK-88 began in 1974 [1] at the Kuznetsov Design Bureau. It was a modification of the NK-8-2U two-spool low-bypass turbofan [1] and was designed to run on liquid hydrogen (LH2). [1] A further development of this engine, the NK-89, was designed to run on both liquified natural gas [2] (LNG) and kerosene. [2]
On April 15, 1988, [1] one NK-88 running on cryogenically stored LH2 [2] was tested in flight in the starboard nacelle of the Tupolev Tu-155 flying laboratory. [1] The other two nacelles contained engines of the native NK-8-2 type and ran on kerosene.
Data from Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK [1] and ram-home.com [3]
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