Mikulin AM-3
{{Short description|Turbojet aircraft engine}}
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The Mikulin AM-3 (also called RD-3M) was a turbojet engine developed in the Soviet Union by Alexander Mikulin.Gunston 1989, p. 104.
Design and development
The development of the high-performance single-shaft engine began in 1948. The engine was used in different versions for the Tupolev Tu-16 and Tu-104, as well as the Myasishchev M-4. It had a single-stage low-pressure and an eight-stage high-pressure compressor, powered by a two-stage high-pressure turbine.
Variants
;AM-3: first series version
;AM-3A:
;AM-3D: Version for M-4 with {{cvt|85.6|kN|abbr=on}} thrust
;AM-3M-200: AM-3M-500, AM-3M-500A: developed further versions with {{cvt|93.1|kN|abbr=on}}
;WP-8: Chinese copy of the AM-3 with {{cvt|93.1|kN|abbr=on}} thrust for the Xian H-6 (reproduction of the Tu-16)
Specifications
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|type=Turbojet engine
|length= {{cvt|5380|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|diameter = {{cvt|1400|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{cvt|3100|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|compressor = axial-flow, single stage LP, 8-stage HP
|combustion = 14 x can combustion chambers
|turbine = axial-flow, 2-stages
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|power =
|thrust = {{cvt|85.3|kN|abbr=on}}
|compression = 6.4
|aircon=
|turbinetemp=860°C
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon= 93.2 kg/(kN•h)
|power/weight=
|thrust/weight=2.81
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See also
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References
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;Notes
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;Bibliography
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- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. {{ISBN|1-85260-163-9}}
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