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Engine · Russia

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Kuznetsov turbofan engine. Tu-160. Development ended 1992. Turbofan engine used in Tu-160. Thrust is maximum sea level thrust; specific impulse is sea level value at that thrust.

Thrust (sl): 205.900 kN (46,288 lbf). Thrust (sl): 21,000 kgf.

Family
Turbofan
Country
Russia
Launch Vehicles
Burlak
Propellants
Air/Kerosene
Stages
Tu-160
Bibliography
303