Lyulka TR-1
The Lyulka TR-1 was a turbojet designed by Arkhip Lyulka and produced by his Lyulka design bureau. It was the first indigenous Soviet jet engine.
| TR-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Turbojet |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Lyulka |
| First run | 9 August 1946 |
| Major applications | Ilyushin Il-22 Sukhoi Su-10 Sukhoi Su-11 Alekseyev I-21 |
Development
In May 1944 Lyulka was ordered to begin development of a turbojet with a thrust of 12.3 kN (2,800 lbf). He demonstrated an eight-stage axial-flow engine in March 1945 called the S-18. In early 1946 the Council of Ministers ordered that the S-18 be developed into an operational engine with a thrust of 15.5 kN (3,500 lbf). The TR-1 was developed in early 1946 and had its first static run on 9 August. It was tested in the air on a pylon fitted to a Lend-Lease B-25 Mitchell piston-engined bomber.[1]
The TR-1 was not a success, proving to have less thrust and a higher specific fuel consumption than designed. Its failure led directly to the cancellation of the first Soviet jet bomber, the Ilyushin Il-22.[2] Lyulka further developed the engine into the TR-1A of 20.5 kN (4,600 lbf) of thrust, but its specific fuel consumption was very high and it too was cancelled.[1]
Applications
- Alekseyev I-21
- Ilyushin Il-22
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 I-305 (izdeliye FT)
- Sukhoi Su-10
- Sukhoi Su-11
Specifications (TR-1)
Data from Gordon, OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft.
Performance
- Maximum thrust: 12.8 kN (2,900 lbf)
- Specific fuel consumption: 129 - 137 kg/kN·h (1.27-1.35 lb/lbf·h)
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1.47
See also
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
- Notes
- "The USSR into the world Jet". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- Gordon, p. 112
- Gunston pp. 99–100
- Bibliography
- Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy and Sergey (2004). OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 1-85780-187-3.
- Gunston, Bill (1959). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2 ed.). Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.
- Kay, Anthony L. (2007). Turbojet History and Development 1930-1960 Volume 2:USSR, USA, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary (1st ed.). Ramsbury: The Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1861269393.