The Shvetsov M-71 was a
Soviet
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radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating engine, reciprocating type internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinder (engine), cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. ...
built in small numbers during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. It was derived from the
Shvetsov M-25, which was a license-built copy of the American
Wright R-1820-F3 Cyclone engine.
Development
The M-71 was developed from the Shvetsov M-70, a failed attempt at a two-row version of the single-row Wright R-1820 Cyclone. It used components from the
Shvetsov M-63, which was an improved version of the M-25 with more horsepower than the original. Development began at the beginning of 1939 and it was bench tested that August, but did not pass its State acceptance tests until the autumn of 1942. It weighed and produced . It was flight-tested in a
Polikarpov I-185
The Polikarpov I-185 was a Soviet fighter aircraft designed in 1940. It was flown with three engines but all of them were either insufficiently developed for service use or their full production was reserved for other fighters already in producti ...
prototype fighter in March–April 1942.
A boosted version, the M-71F, was built in small numbers. It was flown in the prototypes of the single-engined
Sukhoi Su-6 and the twin-engined
Sukhoi Su-8
The Sukhoi Su-8 or DDBSh ( - Twin-engine two-seat armored ground attack aircraft) was a Soviet Union, Soviet prototype attack aircraft, ground-attack aircraft of World War II.
Development
While Sukhoi was perfecting the light Sukhoi Su-6 attack ...
ground-attack aircraft in 1943–44 as well as the
Lavochkin La-7 fighter in 1944. A version of the M-71F was developed with two TK-3
turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake air, forcing more air into th ...
s and flight tested in the
DVB-102 high-altitude bomber designed by
Vladimir Myasishchev during the summer of 1943. Evaluations of the M-71 were generally favorable, but no production capacity was available to use for a brand-new engine during the war.
[Kotelnikov, p. 129]
Specifications (M-71F)
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1930s aircraft piston engines
Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines
Shvetsov aircraft engines