The Kuznetsov NK-6 was a low-bypass

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engine, designed by the

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Development

Development of the NK-6 started in 1955 at the

. It was the first afterburning by-pass engine made in the

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. With a maximum thrust of , it was the most powerful

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in the world in the early 1960s. Despite this fact, development of the NK-6 was halted in July 1963. The accumulated experience of the NK-6 project was subsequently used in the development of the NK-144. A modified version of this engine, the NK-7, was intended for the Soviet Navy and had a takeoff thrust of .

Applications

* Project "106" (proposed) * Tupolev Tu-95LL (testbed) * Tupolev Tu-123 (proposed) *

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(proposed) * Tupolev Tu-135 (proposed)

Specifications (NK-6)

References

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Development

Applications

Specifications (NK-6)

See also

References