The Kuznetsov NK-32 is an

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three-spool low bypass

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which powers the

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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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. It produces of thrust in afterburner. A non-afterburning variant known as NK-32 Tier 2 for

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and NK-65 will be used in the upcoming

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bomber,

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. 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.

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