Tumansky R-29

R-29
Tumansky R-29-300 on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim
Type Turbojet
Manufacturer Tumansky
First run 1972
Major applications MiG-23
Developed from Tumansky R-27
Developed into Tumansky R-35

The Tumansky R-29 is a Soviet aircraft turbojet engine that was developed in the early 1970s.[1] It is generally described as being in the "third generation" of Soviet gas turbine engines which are characterized by high thrust-to-weight ratios and the use of turbine air cooling.[2]

Variants

R-29-300 Original variant. Used in the MiG-23MF and related variants.[3]

R-29B-200 Simplified variant of the engine intended for the MiG-27.[3]

R-29PN Advanced variant that replaced the -300 model on non-export aircraft.[3]

R-29BS-300 Variant with modified gearbox. Used in several export variants of the Sukhoi Su-17.[3]

Applications

Specifications

Data from Gunston

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Comparable engines
Related lists

References

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Notes

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 168.
  2. Sosounov, V.A. (1990). The Development of Aircraft Power Plant Construction in the USSR and the 60th Anniversary of CIAM. AlAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 26th Joint Propulsion Conference, July 16–18, 1990. Orlando, Florida. AIAA-90-2761.
  3. 1 2 3 4 TMKB Soyuz R29-300 (subscription required). Janes Aero Engines. Edited: 1 April 2010. Retrieved: 8 September 2010.

Bibliography

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