Russia Supplies Indian Navy With Over 100 Engines for MiG-29 Fighter Jets

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19:56 27.09.2016(updated 20:03 27.09.2016) 

Russia's United Engine Corporation has delivered over 100 turbojet engines for the Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) fighter aircraft used by the Indian Navy, the UEC said in a press release issued on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The RD-33MK turbojet engine is a modernized modification of the basic RD-33 engine installed on all versions of famous MiG-29 fighter jet. The engine has high thrust-to-weight ratio, low specific fuel consumption and is equipped with modern digital electronic management and control system.

"Chernyshev Moscow Machine-Building Enterprise [part of UEC] has manufactured and delivered over 100 RD-33MK turbojet engines for the Indian Navy. The deliveries were carried out within the earlier agreed contract between the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG and the Indian Defense Ministry," the press release said. UEC is a subsidiary company of the United Industrial Corporation, producing various engines including those for military and civil aviation.

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RD-33MK turbojet engine

The RD-33MK "Morskaya Osa" (Russian: Морская Оса: "Sea Wasp") is the latest model developed in 2001. It is intended to power the MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB shipborne fighters, however it has also been adopted for the MiG-35. The RD-33MK develops 7% higher thrust, is digitally controlled FADEC and smokeless unlike earlier RD-33 engines, has increased afterburner thrust to 9,000 kilograms-force (88,000 N; 20,000 lbf) and dry weight 1,145 kilograms (2,524 lb) compared to the baseline model through modern materials used on the cooled blades, although it retains the same length and maximum diameter. Incorporated is an infrared and optical signature visibility reduction systems. Service life has been increased to 4,000 hours. The RD-33MK ensures shipborne fighters unassisted take-off capability, retain performance in hot climate environment and, naturally, a boost in combat efficiency for MiG-29 fighter latest variant.

 General characteristics

·         Type: afterburning turbofan

·         Length: 4,229 mm (166.50 in)

·         Diameter: 1,040 mm (40.94 in)

·         Dry weight: 1,055 kg (2,326 lb)

Components

·         Compressor: 2 spool axial, 4 low pressure stages, 9 high pressure stages

·         Combustors: annular combustor

·         Turbine: Single stage high pressure, single stage low pressure

Performance

·         Maximum thrust: 50.0 kN (11,230 lbf) Dry, 81.3 kN (18,285 lbf) Afterburning.

·         Overall pressure ratio: 21:1

·         Bypass ratio: 0.49:1

·         Turbine inlet temperature: 1,407 °C (2,565 °F)

·         Specific fuel consumption: 75 kg/(kN·h) (0.77 lb/(lbf·h)) dry, 188 kg/(kN·h) (1.85 lb/(lbf·h))

·         Thrust-to-weight ratio: 4.82:1 (dry), 7.9:1 (afterburning)

·         Life expectancy: 4,000 hours

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