The Kuznetsov NK-32 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 ...
three-spool low bypass
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 ...
jet engine
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which powers the
Tupolev Tu-160
The Tupolev Tu-160 (; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The aircra ...
supersonic bomber, and was fitted to the later model
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 ...
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supersonic transport
The ogive.html" ;"title="Concorde supersonic transport had an ogive">ogival delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines.
file:Tu-144.jpg, The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first SST to enter service and th ...
. It produces of thrust in afterburner.
A non-afterburning variant known as NK-32 Tier 2 for
Tu-160 and NK-65 will be used in the upcoming
Russian
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bomber,
PAK DA.
NK-65 and a geared high-bypass turbofan variant PD-30, with a thrust of has been proposed for use on new Russian wide-body airliners, as well as the upgraded
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (; ; NATO reporting name: Condor) is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (USSR). The An-124 is the ...
heavylifter.
Applications
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Tupolev Tu-160
The Tupolev Tu-160 (; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The aircra ...
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Tupolev Tu-144LL
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Tupolev Tu-22M3M
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Yakovlev Yak-43
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PAK DA
Specifications
See also
References
External links
NK-32on LeteckeMotory.cz (Czech)
{{Kuznetsov aeroengines
Low-bypass turbofan engines
Kuznetsov aircraft engines
1980s turbofan engines
Three-spool turbofan engines