Tumansky R-13

R-13
Type Turbojet
Manufacturer Tumansky
Major applications Sukhoi Su-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Developed from Tumansky R-11

The Tumansky R-13 is a Soviet turbojet engine designed by Sergei Alekseevich Gavrilov.[1]

Design and development

The Tumansky R-13 is a development of the successful Tumansky R-11 engine. It is a two-spool axial-flow turbojet featuring a new five-stage high-pressure compressor, new combustion chamber design to facilitate restarting the engine at high altitudes, new afterburner, and greater use of titanium components. It is used by MiG-21M, MF, SM, and SMT, and Sukhoi Su-15M and TM. R-13 is also built in China as LM WP13, and experienced similar fate like Tumansky R-11: originally, both were licensed to be built in China, but after the Sino-Soviet split all Soviet technical support was withdrawn and Chinese proceeded on their own. Under the leadership of the general designer Jiang Hepu (江和甫), both R-11 and R-13 were successfully built in China.

Specifications (R-13-300)

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related development


Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 168.

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9

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