The Kuznetsov NK-144 is an

afterburning An afterburner (or reheat in British English) is an additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military aircraft, military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase thrust, usually for supersonic flight, ta ...

turbofan engine made by the Soviet Kuznetsov Design Bureau. Used on the early models of the

Tupolev Tu-144 The Tupolev Tu-144 (; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a Soviet supersonic airliner, supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999. The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft wit ...

supersonic aircraft, it was very inefficient and was replaced with the

Kolesov RD-36-51 The Kolesov RD-36 was a supersonic turbojet engine used on various Soviet aircraft projects. Design and development Developed at OKB-36 (P. A. Kolesov) and produced at the Rybinsk Motor-Building Plant, the RD-36-51A engine was developed fo ...

turbojet engine.

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NK-144
on LeteckeMotory.cz (Czech) {{aeroengine-specs NK-144 Low-bypass turbofan engines 1960s turbofan engines