The Kuznetsov NK-25 is a
turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which achieves mechanic ...
aircraft engine used in the
Tupolev Tu-22M
The Tupolev Tu-22M (russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. According to some ...
strategic bomber. It can equal the
NK-321
The Kuznetsov NK-32 is an afterburning three-spool low bypass turbofan jet engine which powers the Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic bomber, and was fitted to the later model Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic transport. It produces of thrust in afterburner ...
engine as one of the most powerful supersonic engines in service today. It is rated at thrust. The three shaft engine we call the NK-25 was designed in the years 1972–1974. It is made by the Soviet
Kuznetsov Design Bureau
The Kuznetsov Design Bureau (russian: СНТК им. Н. Д. Кузнецова, also known as OKB-276) was a Russian design bureau for aircraft engines, administrated in Soviet times by Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov. It was also known as (G)N ...
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Applications
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Tupolev Tu-142LL (testbed)
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Tupolev Tu-22M3
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Tupolev Tu-22MR
Specifications (NK-25)
See also
References
External links
NK-25on LeteckeMotory.cz (Czech)
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Low-bypass turbofan engines
1970s turbofan engines
Kuznetsov aircraft engines
Three-spool turbofan engines