Polish Aviation Museum Cracow

31-864 Kraków,
al. Jana Pawła II 39
phone: (12) 640 99 60,
(12) 642 40 70
e-mail: info@muzeumlotnictwa.pl

a cultural institution of the Malopolska Region

Mecenas Muzeum

Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych - sponsor restauracji samolotu Caudron CR.714 Cyclone

Patroni Medialni

Aircraft engine: Mikulin AM-38F

USSR
inline engine
1943

Configuration	12-cylinder "V"
Cooling	water-cooled
Displacement	46.66 l (2,807 cu in)
Compression ratio	6.0
Propeller reduction gear ratio	0.74
Weight	860 kg (1,896 lb)
Maximum power	1750 hp at 2350 RPM
Climb power	1390 hp at 2150 RPM

A development of the M-34 engine. The AM-38 was equipped with a floatless carburettor and a booster. It belonged to the most powerful Soviet inline engines. 36,163 examples were produced. Used on the Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik.

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