The Kuznetsov NK-25 is a
turbofan
A turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology of the turbojet and the add ...
aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbin ...
made by the Soviet
Kuznetsov Design Bureau and used in the
Tupolev Tu-22M
The Tupolev Tu-22M (; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev, Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. The bomber was reported as being designated ...
strategic bomber
A strategic bomber is a medium- to long-range Penetrator (aircraft), penetration bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of air-to-ground weaponry onto a distant target for the purposes of debilitating the enemy's capacity to wage war. Unl ...
. One of the most powerful supersonic engines in service today, it is rated at thrust. The three shaft engine was designed in the years 1972–1974.
Applications
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Tupolev Tu-142LL (testbed)
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Tupolev Tu-22M3
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Tupolev Tu-22MR
Specifications (NK-25)
See also
References
External links
NK-25on LeteckeMotory.cz (Czech)
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Low-bypass turbofan engines
1970s turbofan engines
Kuznetsov aircraft engines
Three-spool turbofan engines