The Mikulin AM-37 was a

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designed prior to Russia's entry into

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. An improved version of the Mikulin AM-35 V-12 engine, it was only produced in small numbers because of its unreliability.

Development

Design work on a development of the AM-35 with boosted supercharging and an

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positioned behind the supercharger began on the factory's initiative in December 1939. A batch of ten prototypes was completed in 1940 and bench-testing began on 5 January 1941. It passed its State acceptance trials the following April and was approved for production. It was tested in a variety of aircraft, but proved to be unreliable and prone to overheating. Factory No. 24 in

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built only twenty-nine AM-37s, as the new engine was designated, in 1941 before the German advance forced the factory to evacuate in October. Mikulin had been unable to resolve the issues with the AM-37 in the meantime and production was not resumed.Kotelnikov, p. 110

Variants

;AM-37A :Planned version to be tested in February 1940, but no information if it was tested or it was even completed. and a weight of . ;AM-37TK :TK for ''toorbokompressor''. Planned version with a

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, no further information known. ;AM-37P :P for ''Pushechnyy'' or cannon. A 1940 project for a model with an

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mounted in the space between the cylinders, firing through a hollow reduction-gear shaft. No further information available. ;Am-37u/v or AM-37UV :UV for ''udlinyonniy val'' or lengthened shaft. An engine with a lengthened shaft and remote gearing for use in the Gudkov G-1 fighter that carried the engine behind the pilot. Ordered developed in 1940 and design work started in 1941, but it was not completed.

Applications

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 () is a Soviet fighter-interceptor used during World War II. It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO (opytno-konstruktorskij otdel — Experimental Design Department) of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 in Moscow to reme ...

* Mikoyan-Gurevich DIS * Polikarpov TIS *

Tupolev Tu-2 The Tupolev Tu-2 (development names ANT-58 and 103; NATO reporting name Bat) is a twin-engined Soviet high-speed daylight and frontline bomber aircraft used during World War II. The Tu-2 was tailored to meet a requirement for a high-speed bomber ...

* Yermolaev Yer-2

Specifications

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikulin Am-37 Mikulin aircraft engines 1940s aircraft piston engines V12 aircraft engines