The Progress D-436 is a three-shaft high by-pass

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developed by the Ukrainian company

Ivchenko-Progress Ivchenko-Progress ZMKB ( uk, Запорізьке машинобудівне конструкторське бюро «Прогрес» ім. О.Г.Івченка, ''Zaporizhzhia Machine-Building Design Bureau "Progress" State Enterprise named af ...

, and manufactured by

Motor Sich The Motor Sich Joint Stock Company ( uk, АТ «Мотор Січ») is a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in Zaporizhzhia. The company manufactures engines for airplanes and helicopters, and also industrial marine gas turbi ...

in Ukraine. It was initially developed to meet the requirements for late versions of the

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and the

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in the 1980s. The engine first ran in 1985 and was subsequently certified in 1987. Several variants have been developed and are currently in service with a variety of aircraft.

Design and development

The D-436 engine was developed as a follow on to the

Lotarev D-36 The Ivchenko Progress D-36 (also known as Lotarev D-36) is a three-shaft high bypass ratio turbofan currently produced by the Ukrainian Motor Sich company.

. The engine took several of its design features from that engine and another Progress engine, the Progress D-18. The D-436 incorporated an updated, higher RPM fan, a lower emissions combustor, and new compressor sections. Several variants of the engine incorporate a

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. The Motor-Sich plant in Zaporozhie, where the assembly line for D-436 engines was located, was destroyed by Russian forces in late May 2022 following the

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Variants

;D-436K: The "K" variant was the initial model of the engine. It had a bypass ratio of 6.2 and a pressure ratio of 21.0. Proposed for use in the defunct

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. ;D-436M: The "M" variant was proposed for use on the Yak-42M. ;D-436T1: The "T1" variant is used on the

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and has been offered for use on the in-development Tu-414. See detailed specifications below. The variant was also proposed for use on the now-defunct An-174. ;D-436T1-134: The "T1-134" variant was proposed as a replacement for the engines on the

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. ;D-436T2: The "T2" variant is uprated to of thrust and is used on the Tu-334-100D and the Tu-334-200D. ;D-436TP: The "TP" variant is a specific "maritime" corrosion-resistant version developed for use in the

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amphibious aircraft. This variant produces 7,500 kgf (16,534 lbf) each. ;D-436T3: The "T3" variant added a booster section behind the new wide-chord fan and had a maximum thrust around . The T3 variant was also considered for the

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, but the aircraft's thrust requirements exceeded the max engine thrust of . ;D-436-148: The "-148" variant was developed specifically for the

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. This version is derated to of thrust for longer engine life. ;D-436TX: The "TX" variant uses the same core at the "T3", but includes an updated turbine and a geared fan. It is in the class.

Derivatives

;AI-436T12: This derivative engine was designed for use on the Irkut/Ilyushin

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. It was projected to produce of thrust.ENGINES (2008). ''DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)''. No. 100, September 10, 2008 Irkut has since replaced the AI-436T12 with the

Aviadvigatel PD-14 The Aviadvigatel PD-14 (previously known as PS-12) is a high-bypass turbofan being developed by Aviadvigatel to power the Irkut MC-21 twin-jet airliner. It is a 14 tf (30,865 lbf) thrust powerplant. Development In December 2009, the PD-14 w ...

Applications

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* Antonov An-72/74 *

Beriev Be-200 The Beriev Be-200 ''Altair'' (russian: Бериев Бе-200) is a utility amphibious aircraft designed and built by the Beriev Aircraft Company. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol, cargo, and pass ...

Tupolev Tu-334 The Tupolev Tu-334 (russian: Туполев Ту-334) was a Russian short-to-medium range airliner project that was developed to replace the ageing Tu-134s and Yak-42s in service around the world. The airframe was based on a shortened Tupol ...

* Yakovlev Yak-42M

Specifications (D-436-T1)

References

Notes

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