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The Lyulka TR-1 was a turbojet designed by Arkhip Lyulka and produced by his Lyulka design bureau. It was the first indigenous Soviet jet engine.
Development[]
In May 1944 Lyulka was ordered to begin development of a turbojet with a thrust of 12.3 kN (2,800 lbf). He demonstrated an eight-stage axial-flow engine in March 1945 called the S-18. In early 1946 the Council of Ministers ordered that the S-18 be developed into an operational engine with a thrust of 15.5 kN (3,500 lbf). The TR-1 was developed in early 1946 and had its first static run on 9 August. It was tested in the air on a pylon fitted to a Lend-Lease B-25 Mitchell piston-engined bomber.[1]
The TR-1 was not a success, proving to have less thrust and a higher specific fuel consumption than designed. Its failure led directly to the cancellation of the first Soviet jet bomber, the Ilyushin Il-22.[2] Lyulka further developed the engine into the TR-1A of 20.5 kN of thrust, but its specific fuel consumption was very high and it too was cancelled.[1]
Applications[]
Specifications (TR-1)[]
Data from Gordon, OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft.
- General characteristics
- Type: Turbojet
- Length:
- Diameter:
- Dry weight: 885 kg (1,951 lb)[3]
- Components
- Compressor: eight-stage axial-flow
- Turbine: single stage[3]
- Performance
- Maximum thrust: 12.8 kN (2,900 lbf)
- Specific fuel consumption: 129 - 137 kg/kN·h (1.27-1.35 lb/lbf·h)
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 14.5 N/kg (1.47 lbf/lb)
See also[]
- BMW 003
- Heinkel HeS 011
- Heinkel HeS 30
- Junkers Jumo 004
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The USSR into the world Jet". http://www.deadlybirds.com.br/deadlybirds_blg/en/tag/lyulka/. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ↑ Gordon, p. 112
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gunston pp. 99–100
- Bibliography
- Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy and Sergey (2004). OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 1-85780-187-3.
- Gunston, Bill (1959). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2 ed.). Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.
- Kay, Anthony L. (2007). Turbojet History and Development 1930-1960 Volume 2:USSR, USA, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary (1st ed.). Ramsbury: The Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1861269393.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Lyulka TR-1 and the edit history here.