Kolessow RD-36-35
The Kolessow RD-36-35 ( R eaktiwnij D wigatjel- 36 -35) is a Soviet TL lift engine . It was developed under the direction of Pyotr Alexejewitsch Kolessow in OKB-36 (Rybinskije Monostroitjelnoje Konstruktorskoje Bjuro (RMKB)).
development
Development of the RD-36-35 began in 1960. It was tested for the first time in 1964. It is a small, compact TL engine ( turbojet ) that was specially designed as a lift engine for VTOL / STOL aircraft.
The OKB-36 emerged from the OKB Gluschenko and was later known as the Rybinsk engine design office. Series production of the engines was carried out by the Rybinsk aircraft engine plant, which today belongs to NPO Saturn together with the former OKB-36 . For this reason, the engines are sometimes referred to as the Saturn RD-36-35.
Because of the secrecy that was common in the Soviet Union at the time, not much is known about the development.
production
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A total of 62 engines of the basic version were produced by 1967, which were used in the prototypes MiG-21PD , the Suchoi T-58WD and MiG-23-01 . Several variants were derived from the RD-36-35, such as the RD-36-35FW and RD-36-35FWR, which were mass-produced for the Jak-38 M as the RD-38.
Installation variants
In the case of the MiG-21PD (also: Je-7PD, MiG-23-31, product 92), which served as the technology carrier for the upcoming MiG-23 , two lift engines in tandem were tilted backwards by 80 ° at 0.9 m extended central hull installed. The Suchoi T-58WD had three lift engines, which were also arranged one behind the other in the central fuselage. The arrangement of the engines of the Jak-38 corresponds to that of the MiG-21PD.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | RD-36-35 | RD-36-35FW (RD-38) |
|---|---|---|
| Core temperature | 957 ° C | |
| Flow | 40.5 kg / s | |
| Weight | 176 kg | |
| thrust | 23.49 kN | 31.9 kN |
| specific fuel consumption | 37.65 mg / Ns |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Types of aircraft in the world . Bechtermünz, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-86047-593-2 , p. 920 .
Web links
- Saturn RD-36-35 (Russian Federation), Aero-engines - Turbojet. (No longer available online.) Jane's, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 31, 2012 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- History 1961-1980. (No longer available online.) NPO Saturn, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 31, 2012 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- Photos of the MiG-21PD. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on January 31, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- Upgrades, Experimentals, & Summary. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on January 31, 2012 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )