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Kuznetsov NK-4

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NK-4
Type Turboprop
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Kuznetsov Design Bureau
First run April 1956[1]
Major applications Ilyushin Il-18

The Kuznetsov NK-4 is a turboprop engine, designed by the Kuznetsov Design Bureau.

Development

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Development of the NK-4 began on September 27, 1955[1] at the Kuznetsov Design Bureau. Factory tests were passed on April 17, 1956[1] and state tests were passed in 1957.[1] At the time, the NK-4 was considered an economical and technologically advanced engine.[1]

A modified version of the NK-4 that improved in terms of service life and efficiency,[1] the NK-4A, passed factory tests in October 1957.[1] State tests of the NK-4A were passed in June 1959.[1]

Applications

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Specifications (NK-4)

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Data from Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: Turboprop engine
  • Length: 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)
  • Diameter:
  • Dry weight: 970 kg (2,140 lb)[1] without propeller

Components

  • Compressor:

Performance

See also

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Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK (in Russian). Samara, Russia: SNTK imeni N.D.Kuznetsova. pp. 21, 72.
  2. ^ Gordon, Yefim; Dmitry Komissarov (2004). OKB Ilyushin. Sergey Komissarov (1st ed.). Hinkley: Midland publishing. pp. 193–251. ISBN 1-85780-187-3.