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Mikulin AM-39

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Mikulin AM-39
Type Liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
Manufacturer Mikulin
First run 1942
Major applications Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
Developed from Mikulin AM-35

The Mikulin AM-39 was a 1940s Soviet aircraft piston engine. Representing a high-output version of the AM-35A, AM-39 was used on the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220 and Polikarpov ITP fighters, and the Tupolev SDB bomber.

Specifications (AM-39FN)

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Data from Kotelnikov'.[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

  • Power output: 1,588 kW (2,130 hp)
  • Specific power: 34 kW/L (0.75 hp/in³)

See also

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Related development

Related lists

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kotelnikov 2005, p. 112.

Bibliography

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  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
  • Kotelnikov, Vladimir. Russian Piston Aero Engines. Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-86126-702-9.