The Tumansky R-29 is a Soviet turbojet aircraft engine that was developed in the early 1970s.[1] It is generally described as being in the "third generation" of Soviet gas turbine engines which are characterized by high thrust-to-weight ratios and the use of turbine air cooling.[2]

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Tumansky R-29-300 on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim
Type Turbojet
Manufacturer Tumansky, UMPO, MMP Chernyshev, AMNTK Sojuz
First run 1972
Major applications MiG-23
Developed from Tumansky R-27
Developed into Tumansky R-35
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Variants

R-29-300

Original variant. Used in the MiG-23MF and related variants.[3]

R-29B-300

Simplified variant of the engine intended for the MiG-27.[3]

R-29PN

Advanced variant that replaced the -300 model on non-export aircraft.[3]

R-29BS-300

Variant with modified gearbox. Used in several export variants of the Sukhoi Su-17.[3]

Khatchaturov R-35-300

Developed version used in late variants of the MiG-23.

Shenyang WP-15

Chinese reverse-engineered copy of the R-29-300.[4]

Applications

Specifications (R-29-300)

Data from [5]

General characteristics

  • Type: Turbojet
  • Length: 4,953 mm (195.0 in)
  • Diameter: 912 mm (35.9 in)
  • Dry weight: 1,880 kg (4,140 lb)

Components

  • Compressor: Two-spool Five-stage low pressure, six-stage high pressure (axial)
  • Combustors: Annular
  • Turbine: Two-stage high pressure, single-stage low pressure

Performance

  • Maximum thrust:
  • 78.48 kilonewtons (17,640 lbf) full military (dry)
  • 112.81 kilonewtons (25,360 lbf) with boosted afterburner (CSR mode, altitude < 4,000 metres (13,000 ft))
  • Overall pressure ratio: 12.9:1
  • Air mass flow: 105 kg/s
  • Turbine inlet temperature: 1,083 °C
  • Specific fuel consumption: =
    • 96,8 kg/(h·kN) (0.95 lb/(h·lbf)) at maximum military power
    • 202,76 kg/(h·kN) (2 lb/(h·lbf)) with afterburner
  • Thrust-to-weight ratio: 4.446; 6.119 with afterburner.

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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