Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikulin (Russian: Александр Александрович Микулин; 14 February 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Soviet aircraft engine designer and chief designer in the Mikulin OKB.[1] His achievements include the first Soviet liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, the Mikulin AM-34, and the Mikulin AM-3 turbojet engine for the Soviet Union's first jet airliner, the Tupolev Tu-104. Mikulin also took part in the Tsar Tank project.[2]
Aleksandr Mikulin | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikulin February 14, 1895 |
| Died | May 13, 1985 (aged 90) |
| Engineering career | |
| Institutions | Mikulin OKB |
| Projects | Tsar Tank |
| Significant design | Mikulin AM-34 |
Engines
edit- M-17 - BMW VI built under licence
- AM-34
- AM-35 - Super charged inline 895-1007kw[3]
- AM-37 - improved AM-35; only produced in small numbers as it was too unreliable
- AM-38 - low-altitude engine developed from the AM-35A
- AM-39 - higher power version of the AM-35A
- AM-41 - used on the Gudkov Gu-1
- AM-42 - higher power version of the AM-38F
- AM-43 - high-altitude engine, used on Tupolev Tu-1 and Ilyushin Il-16
- AM-44 - turbo-supercharged engine, used on Tupolev Tu-2DB
- AM-45
- AM-46
- AM-47 - used on the Ilyushin Il-20
- AM-2
- AM-3/RD-3
- AM-5 - renamed Tumansky RD-9 after Sergey Tumansky replaced Aleksandr Mikulin
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alexander Alexandrovich Mikulin". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "3 early tank designs that were too ridiculous to function". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ Dancey, Peter G. (2017-04-22). Soviet Aircraft Industry. Fonthill Media.
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