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Klimov VK-1
First Soviet jet engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Klimov VK-1 was the first Soviet jet engine to see significant production. It was developed by Vladimir Yakovlevich Klimov [ru] and first produced by the GAZ 116 works. Derived from the Rolls-Royce Nene, the engine was also built under licence in China as the Wopen WP-5.
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VK-1 | |
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Type | Turbojet |
Manufacturer | Klimov |
First run | 1947 |
Major applications | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Ilyushin Il-28 |
Developed from | Rolls-Royce Nene |
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