Aleksandr Mikulin Explained

Aleksandr Mikulin
Birth Name:	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikulin
Birth Date:	14 February 1895
Birth Place:	Vladimir, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Moscow, Soviet Union
Module:	Institutions: Mikulin OKB Significant Projects: Tsar Tank Significant Design: Mikulin AM-34

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikulin (Russian: Александр Александрович Микулин; 14 February 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Soviet aircraft engine designer and chief designer in the Mikulin OKB.^[1] His achievements include the first Soviet liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, the Mikulin AM-34, and the Mikulin AM-3 turbojet engine for the Soviet Union's first jet airliner, the Tupolev Tu-104. Mikulin also took part in the Tsar Tank project.^[2]

Engines

• M-17 - BMW VI built under licence
• AM-34
• AM-35 - Super charged inline 895-1007kw^[3]
• AM-37 - improved AM-35; only produced in small numbers as it was too unreliable
• AM-38 - low-altitude engine developed from the AM-35A
• AM-39 - higher power version of the AM-35A
• AM-41 - used on the Gudkov Gu-1
• AM-42 - higher power version of the AM-38F
• AM-43 - high-altitude engine, used on Tupolev Tu-1 and Ilyushin Il-16
• AM-44 - turbo-supercharged engine, used on Tupolev Tu-2DB
• AM-45
• AM-46
• AM-47 - used on the Ilyushin Il-20
• AM-2
• AM-3/RD-3
• AM-5 - renamed Tumansky RD-9 after Sergey Tumansky replaced Aleksandr Mikulin

See also

• Soyuz Scientific Production Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alexander Alexandrovich Mikulin. 2021-07-28. www.globalsecurity.org.
2. Web site: 3 early tank designs that were too ridiculous to function. 2021-07-28. in.news.yahoo.com. en-IN.
3. Book: Dancey, Peter G.. Soviet Aircraft Industry. 2017-04-22. Fonthill Media. en.