Mikulin AM-3 turbojet

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The Mikulin AM-3 was a Soviet early-generation axial-flow turbojet engine used to power large strategic bombers and airliners in the 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf axial-flow turbojet engine
turbojet engine
alsoKnownAs RD-3
application civil aviation
military aviation
configuration single-shaft axial-flow
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designer Alexander Mikulin NERFINISHED
designFeature annular combustion chamber
axial compressor
single-stage turbine
developmentStatus out of production
enteredService 1950s
era early jet age
firstFlightOfEngineType early 1950s
fuelType kerosene-based jet fuel
generation first-generation Soviet turbojet
historicalSignificance enabled first Soviet jet strategic bombers
powered first Soviet jet airliner in regular service
manufacturer Mikulin Design Bureau
namedAfter Alexander Mikulin NERFINISHED
notableFor powering early Soviet jet airliners
powering early Soviet jet bombers
role powerplant for long-range aircraft
servicePeriod 1950s
1960s
status retired
successor Dobrynin VD-7
thrustClass high-thrust turbojet
usedBy Aeroflot
Chinese Air Force
surface form: People's Liberation Army Air Force

Soviet Air Forces
surface form: Soviet Air Force
usedIn Myasishchev 3M
Myasishchev M-4
Tupolev Tu-104 jet airliner
surface form: Tupolev Tu-104

Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
surface form: Tupolev Tu-16

Xian H-6
airliner
strategic bomber

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Tupolev Tu-16 bomber powerplant Mikulin AM-3 turbojet
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-16