The Third Generation of Soviet Civilian-Use Turbofan Engines

Abstract

At the beginning of the 1960's, the Soviet Union began to develop turbofan engines for civilian use. To date they have developed three generations: The first generation (1960-1970) - D-20P (used on Tu-124), D-30 (used on Tu-134), and NK-8-2U (used on Tu-154); The second generation (1970- 1980) - D-30KU (used in Il-62M and Tu-154M); and NK-86 (used in I1-86); The third generation (1980-1990) - D-36 (used in Yake-42), D-18T (used in An-124), D-90A (used in Tu-204 and Il-96-300). All third generation turbofans are high bypass ratio turbofans, and are representative of the current technological level of Soviet civilian turbofan engines. Keywords: Foreign technology, China, Chinese language, Translations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 19, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225392

Entities

People

  • Ming Xiao

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fibers
  • Chinese Language
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Compressors
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Engines
  • Foreign Technology
  • Guide Vanes
  • High Pressure
  • High Pressure Compressors
  • Materials
  • Synthetic Materials
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Translations
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines

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  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.