Aircraft engine: Tumansky R-13-300
USSR
jet engine
1966
Maximum thrust without afterburner | 39.9 kN (4,068 kG, 8,970 lbf) | Maximum thrust with afterburner | 63.7 kN (6,495 kG, 14,320 lbf) |
Axial-flow twin-spool turbojet engine, developed by S. Gavrilov, as a development of the successful Tumansky R-11 engine. It has 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 was used on MiG-21 MF, SM, SMT, Su-15T and TM fighters and MiG-21US combat trainers.
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