The Dobrynin RD-7 or "VD-7" is a
Soviet
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single-shaft
axial-flow
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engine, which was produced in a small series. "RD" means ''реактивный двигатель'' (jet engine). Designed by designer Vladimir Alekseevich Dobrynin (the original designation is VD-7), it was intended for installation on the Myasishchev Type 103 strategic bomber (
M-4, later 3M).
Variants
* VD-7B:
* VD-7P:
* RD-7M:
* RD-7M-2:
* VD-7MD:
Applications
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Specifications (VD-7M)
See also
External links
RD-7 on авиару.рф{{in lang, ru
1950s turbojet engines
Soviet and Russian aircraft engines