The Ivchenko-Progress AI-222 ( ua, AI-222, russian: АИ-222-25) is a family of low-bypass
turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which achieves mechanical ...
engines.
Design and development
The development of the engine started at
Ivchenko-Progress
Ivchenko-Progress ZMKB ( uk, Запорізьке машинобудівне конструкторське бюро «Прогрес» ім. О.Г.Івченка, ''Zaporizhzhia Machine-Building Design Bureau "Progress" State Enterprise named af ...
of
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a popula ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
in 1999. The engine was originally intended for the
Yakovlev Yak-130
The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the "Yak/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a potential light attac ...
trainer aircraft. An afterburning version, the AI-222-25F (from Russian/Ukrainian "Форсаж", meaning
reheat
An afterburner (or reheat in British English) is an additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase thrust, usually for supersonic flight, takeoff, and comba ...
) is also available with thrust vectoring.
In 2015 Russian manufacturer
"Saljut" began to produce AI-222-25 without any Ukrainian involvement.
Variants
;AI-222-25
;AI-222-25F
;AI-222-25KVT
;AI-222-25KFK
;AI-222-28
;AI-222-28F
Applications
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Hongdu JL-10 (L-15)
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Yakovlev Yak-130
The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the "Yak/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a potential light attac ...
Specifications (AI-222-25)
See also
References
{{Ivchenko aeroengines
Low-bypass turbofan engines
AI-222
2000s turbofan engines