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R25-300
Turbojet Engine
The R25-300 two-shaft, two-rotor engine with
afterburner has a three-stage low-pressure
compressor and a five-stage high-pressure
compressor, a cannular combustion chamber,
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single-staged low- and high-pressure turbines,

and a fixed-area nozzle. The two-stage after-
burner allows high-altitude air combat.

Basic specifications
Thrust (H=0, M=0, ISA), kgf: The engine’s main advantages are conven-
emergency thrust 7,100* ient maintenance, a continuous range of after-
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afterburner 6,850 burning modes control with smooth thrust

Specific fuel consumption, kg/kgf/h 0.91 change, and easy single-handle control. The
Air consumption, kg/sec 68.5 engine has two afterburning modes: afterburn-
Pressure ratio 9.1 er and emergency thrust. The engine is
Gas temperature before the turbine, oK 1,353 designed to power the MiG-21 family aircraft.
Dimensions, mm: The R25-300-94 is designed to power the
length 4,615 MiG-21-93 aircraft. It has an integrated hydrob-
max diameter 907 lade drive generator with multiplier and a rein-
Engine dry weight, kg 1,215 forced gearbox drive chain.
* - 9,900 kgf at M=1.0

R-95Sh, R-195
Turbojet Engines

The R-95Sh and R-195 engines feature a

two-shaft configuration and a modular design.
There is a three-stage low-pressure compres-
sor without a guide vane, and a five-stage
high-pressure compressor. The cannular com-
bustion chamber has twin nozzles. The low-
and high-pressure turbines are single-staged.
There is no afterburner, and the nozzle is of a The engines are noted for ease of operation,
fixed-area type. high reliability and combat survivability. They
can withstand 23mm round hits, and retain
Basic specifications operability after considerable damage (com-
R-95Sh R-195 bat proven cases).
Thrust, kgf: The R-195 engine is a derivative of the
max continuous (H=0, M=0) 4,100 4,300 R-95Sh engine. It features increased thrust,
emergency (H=0, M=0) – 4,500 improved maintainability, reduced IR signature,
Specific fuel consumption and enhanced stability during missile launch.
at take-off, kg/kgf/h 0.860 0.890 The R-195 is fully interchangeable with the R-
Air consumption, kg/sec 67 66 95Sh engine.
Pressure ratio 8.7 9.0
Gas temperature before the turbine, oK 1,148 1,188 Variants
Dimensions (without accessories), mm: The R-95Sh engine is fitted on Su-25K, Su-
length 2,700 2,880 25UBK, and Su-25SMK aircraft.
max diameter 772 805 The R-195 engine is designed for the Su-39
Engine dry weight, kg 830 860 aircraft.

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AL-21F-3
Turbojet Engine

installed to ensure internal cooling. The fully vari-

able area propelling nozzle consists of the sub-
sonic convergent and supersonic divergent rims.

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Basic specifications
Thrust (H=0, M=0, ISA), kgf:
max continuous 7,800
min afterburner 9,700
The AL-21F-3 engine features a single-shaft full afterburner 11,250
configuration. The 14-stage compressor has a Specific fuel consumption, kg/kgf/h:

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sophisticated control system. The cannular com- economy power (H=0, M=0) 0.80
bustion chamber has 12 flame tubes. cruising mode 0.76
The three-stage turbine is of an impulse-reaction max continuous 1.86
type. The blades of the first and second turbine Air consumption, kg/sec 104
stages are cooled with the bleed air taken from Pressure ratio 14.55
the compressor. The afterburner has three annu- Gas temperature before the turbine, oK 1,385
lar stabilisers and six fuel manifolds with spray Dimensions, mm:
and swirl-type nozzles. A perforated screen is length /diameter 5,340/1,030
Engine dry weight, kg 1,800

RD-33
Turbofan Engine Family

Mirage F1 fighter upgrade. It has a bottom gear-

box, and can also be fitted on MiG-21 and
Mirage III aircraft upgrades.
The RD-33 engine has a two-shaft turbine con- The RD-93 engine was developed for the
figuration with exhaust mixing in the afterburner. Chinese FC-1 aircraft.
The engine features a modular design. The low- The RD-133 engine is designed for the MiG-
pressure compressor has four stages; the high- 29 aircraft. It features a fully variable nozzle
pressure compressor has nine stages. The engine with thrust vectoring and a new automatic
has a short annular combustion chamber and hydromechnical electronic control system.
single-stage low- and high-pressure turbines. The
afterburner is common for both ducts. The engine
features a variable-area supersonic propelling Basic specifications
nozzle. RD-33 RD-133
Due to good gas-dynamic stability, the RD-33 Thrust (H=0, M=0), kgf:
engines do not impose any limitations on pilot- max continuous 5,040 5,600
ing and feature high spool-up capacity. full afterburner 8,300 9,000
The RD-33 is designed to power the MiG-29 Specific fuel consumption,
fighter family. max continuous (H=0, M=0), kg/kgf/h 0.74 0.77
Bypass ratio 0.46 0.437
Variants Gas temperature before the turbine, oK 1,680 1,720
The RD-33 Series 3 engine with an extended Dimensions, mm:
service life is designed to power MiG-29M, MiG- length 4,230 4,230
29M2, MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB aircraft. max diameter 1,040 1,040
The RD-33N engine is designed to power the Engine dry weight, kg 1,055 1,145

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AL-31F
Turbofan Engine Family
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The AL-31F engines have modular design, operational in a wide altitude/airspeed enve-
with a four-stage variable low-pressure com- lope, and provide stable operation in deep air
pressor and a two-shaft turbine. The nine-stage intake surge modes at Mach numbers of up to
high-pressure compressor has a variable-area 2.0, in controlled, inverted and flat spins, and
first group of stages. The combustor is of an enable execution of aerobatics in the dynamic
annular type. The single-stage high and low- operation mode at negative airspeeds of up to
pressure turbines have active radial clearance 200 km/h.
control. The air-to-air heat exchanger of the tur- The engines boast high gas-dynamic stability
bine cooling system is placed in the external and durability, enabling their operation in
duct, and is fitted with a device preventing air extreme conditions with air intake pressure
flow in dry-thrust engine operation mode. The irregularities and pulsing.
afterburner is common for both ducts.
The supersonic nozzle has a variable-area
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design. The engine has a top-mounted gearbox, The AL-31F engine is designed for installa-
a looped oil system, and an autonomous start- tion in the Su-27, Su-30, Su-32, and Su-35 air-
up system. The main control system is electron- craft.
ic, while the auxiliary one is hydraulic. The The AL-31F Series 3 engine is designed to
engine features a surge termination system and power the Su-33 aircraft.
high gas-dynamic stability of the compressor. The AL-31FN engine is a development of the
The AL-31F engines are available both in AL-31F engine featuring both bottom and top
standard and tropicalised variants. They are gearboxes designed for the Chinese J-10A air-
craft.
Basic specifications The AL-31FP engine is another development
AL-31F AL-31FN AL-31FP of the AL-31F engine with a swiveling nozzle for
Thrust, full afterburner, kgf 12,500 12,500 12,500 the Su-30MK.
Specific fuel
consumption, kg/kgf/h
economy power (H=0, M=0) 0.670 0.685 0.670
Dimensions, mm:
length 4,950 4,897 4,990
max diameter 1,240 1,140 1,280
Engine dry weight, kg 1,530 1,547 1,570

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NK-25
Turbofan Engine

The NK-25 three-stage bypass turbofan flows. The engine has an anti-surge protection
engine features turbine blade radial clearance with automatic recovery of the initial operation
active control and stator rings perforation for mode. The engine control system is electronic.

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increased compressor stability. The rotor blades The NK-25 engine is designed for the
and the nozzle vanes are cooled with vortex Tu-22M3E multirole aircraft.

Basic specifications
Thrust at take-off
(H=0, M=0, ISA), kgf 25,000

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Specific fuel consumption
at take-off, kg/kgf/h 2.08
Pressure ratio 25.9
Bypass ratio 1.45
Gas temperature before the turbine, oK 1,600

D-30F6
Turbofan Engine

systems. The electro-hydraulic engine control

system is backed up with the hydraulic system
activated if the electronic one has failed to
ensure flight safety and effective mission accom-
plishment.
The engine has unique altitude and airspeed
performance, providing maximum airspeed of
3,000 km/h at altitude and 1,500 km/h near
ground.
The D-30F6 engine is designed to power the
The D-30F6 engine features a two-shaft con- MiG-31E fighter/interceptor.
figuration with exhaust mixing from both ducts.
The engine consists of seven modules. It has a
low-pressure five-stage compressor, a high-pres- Basic specifications
sure ten-stage compressor and a cannular com- Thrust, kgf:
bustion chamber. The low- and high-pressure tur- max continuous (H=0, M=0, ISA) 9,500
bines are two-staged. The nozzle vanes and high- full afterburner 15,500
pressure turbine rotor blades are cooled. The Specific fuel consumption, kg/kgf/h:
afterburner houses the exhaust mixer and has max continuous (H=0, M=0) 0.20
four ring flame stabilisers. The multivane super- full afterburner 1.90
sonic nozzle is cooled. The engine design Bypass ratio 0.57
enables onboard parameter monitoring. Air consumption, kg/sec 150
Reliability of the engine is ensured by the protec- Pressure ratio (total) 21.15
tion, backup, and early malfunction detection Gas temperature before the turbine, oK 1,640
Engine dry weight, kg 2,416

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