The Tumansky R-29 is a Soviet

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that was developed in the early 1970s. It is generally described as being in the "third generation" of Soviet

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engines which are characterized by high thrust-to-weight ratios and the use of

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air cooling.Sosounov, V.A. (1990). ''The Development of Aircraft Power Plant Construction in the USSR and the 60th Anniversary of CIAM''. AlAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 26th Joint Propulsion Conference, July 16–18, 1990. Orlando, Florida. AIAA-90-2761.

Variants

;R-29-300: Original variant. Used in the MiG-23MF and related variants.TMKB Soyuz R29-300 (subscription required)
Janes Aero Engines. Edited: 1 April 2010. Retrieved: 8 September 2010. ;R-29B-300: Simplified variant of the engine intended for the

MiG-27 The Mikoyan MiG-27 (; NATO reporting name: Flogger-D/J) is a variable-sweep ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union and later licence-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as t ...

. ;R-29PN: Advanced variant that replaced the -300 model on non-export aircraft. ;R-29BS-300: Variant with modified gearbox. Used in several export variants of the

Sukhoi Su-17 The Sukhoi Su-17 (''izdeliye'' S-32; NATO reporting name: Fitter) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet serv ...

. ;Khatchaturov R-35-300: Developed version used in late variants of the MiG-23. ;Shenyang WP-15: Chinese reverse-engineered copy of the R-29-300.
中国涡喷15A算不算国产航发曾用于歼10原型机试飞. Sina Military. Edited: 21 March 2018. Retrieved: 12 July 2021.

Applications

IAR 95 The IAR 95 Spey was a Romanian project to produce a supersonic Fighter aircraft, fighter jet for the Romanian Air Force. The project was started in the late 1970s and cancelled in 1981. Shortly after, the project was restarted again. The projec ...

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-sweep wing, variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB, design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, ...

Mikoyan MiG-27 The Mikoyan MiG-27 (; NATO reporting name: Flogger-D/J) is a variable-sweep wing, variable-sweep attack aircraft, ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union and later licence-pro ...

Chengdu J-10 The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (; NATO reporting name: Firebird) is a Chinese medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft using a delta wing and canard design, with a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. It is produced by the Chengdu Aircr ...

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Shenyang J-13 The Shenyang J-13 (Chinese: 歼-13; traditional: 殲-13) was a long-running Chinese project by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation to develop a light-weight, single engine fighter aircraft, which was ultimately cancelled. Development As early as 197 ...

(Intended application) *

Sukhoi Su-22 The Sukhoi Su-17 (''izdeliye'' S-32; NATO reporting name: Fitter) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet se ...

Specifications (R-29-300)

References

Citations

Sources

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. .

External links

R-29 on leteckemotory.cz
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