Mikulin AM-39

{{Short description|Soviet V-12 piston aircraft engine}}

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|type=Liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine

|manufacturer=Mikulin

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|first run=1942

|major applications=Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220

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|developed from = Mikulin AM-35

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The Mikulin AM-39 was a 1940s Soviet aircraft piston engine. Representing a high-output version of the AM-35A, AM-39 was used on the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220 and Polikarpov ITP fighters, and the Tupolev SDB bomber.

Specifications (AM-39FN)

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|ref=Kotelnikov Kotelnikov 2005, p. 112.

|type=12-cylinder 60° Vee aircraft piston engine

|bore=160 mm (6.30 in)

|stroke=190mm/196.7mm (7.48 in/7.744 in) different between right and left cylinder bank due to articulated connecting rods

|displacement=46.66 L (2,847 in³)

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|weight=970 kg (2,138 lb)

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|supercharger=Two-speed centrifugal type supercharger with aftercooler

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|fuelsystem=Direct injection

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|coolingsystem=Liquid-cooled

|power=1,588 kW (2,130 hp)

|specpower=34 kW/L (0.75 hp/in³)

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See also

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References

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=Bibliography=

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  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. {{ISBN|1-85260-163-9}}
  • Kotelnikov, Vladimir. Russian Piston Aero Engines. Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. {{ISBN|1-86126-702-9}}.

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Category:1940s aircraft piston engines

Category:Mikulin aircraft engines

Category:V12 aircraft engines