RD-9

Preserved Tumansky RD-9B turbojet engine
Type	Turbojet
Manufacturer	Tumansky
First run	1953
Major applications	Yak-25 MiG-19

The Tumansky RD-9 (initially designated Mikulin AM-5) was an early Soviet turbojet engine, not based on pre-existing German or British designs. The AM-5, developed by scaling down the AM-3,^[1] was available in 1952 and completed testing in 1953; it produced 25.5 kN (5,700 lb_f) thrust without afterburner. The AM-5 engine is notable for making possible the first mass-produced supersonic interceptors such as the MiG-19, and the first Soviet all-weather area interceptor, the Yak-25.^[2] When Sergei Tumansky replaced Alexander Mikulin as the OKB-24's chief designer in 1956, the engine was renamed RD-9.^{[citation needed]} The engine was later built under license in China as the WP-6.

Variants and applications

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RD-9A
RD-9B: Used in the East German civilian jetliner project Baade 152 in 1958 and 1959, replaced when Pirna 014 engines became available.
RD-9AK: Non-afterburning versions for the Yak-25 and Yak-26.
RD-9AF-300: Afterburning version for the Yak-27 and Yak-28.
RD-9AF2-300: Afterburning version for the Yak-27 and Yak-28.
RD-9B: Afterburning version for the early variants of MiG-19.
RD-9BK: Version for Lavochkin La-17M.
RD-9BF-811: Afterburning version for the later variants of MiG-19.
RD-9V: Afterburning version used in the Ilyushin Il-40P.
WP-6: Chinese built version for the Shenyang J-6.
WP-6A: a Chinese upgraded version for the Nanchang Q-5 and J-6C.
WP-6Z: further developed for the cancelled Nanchang J-12
NK-TJ: ^[i] North Korean version built for MiG-19 and Shenyang J-6^[3]

Specifications (RD-9BF-811)

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Data from ^[4]^[5]

General characteristics

Type: Afterburning turbojet
Length: 5,560 mm (219 in)
Diameter: 668 mm (26 in)
Dry weight: 725 kg (1,600 lb)

Components

Compressor: Single-spool 9-stage Axial compressor
Turbine: axial flow

Performance

Maximum thrust: 3,000 kgf (6,600 lbf, 29 kN) military power, 3,750 kgf (8,300 lbf, 37 kN) with afterburner
Turbine inlet temperature: 860 °C
Specific fuel consumption: 0.96 lb/(lbf⋅h) or 27 g/(kN⋅s) military power / 1.6 lb/(lbf⋅h) or 45 g/(kN⋅s) afterburner
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.2

Notes

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^ designation is just a placeholder

References

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^ Belyakov, R.A.; Marmain, J. (1991). MiG 1939-1989. Paris: Editions Larivière. p. 137. ISBN 2-907051-00-8.
^ Leonard, Barry (January 2011). History of Strategic and Ballistic Missile Defense: Volume II. DIANE Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 9781437921311.
^ "북한의 무인기 Mm-1".
^ "Mikulin AM-5 / Tumansky RD-9 / Wopen WP-6".
^ "Турбореактивный двигатель РД-9".

The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft: 1875-1995, Bill Gunston, ISBN 1-85532-405-9.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tumansky RD-9.

RD-9B page on LeteckeMotory.cz (cs)

v t e Tumansky aircraft engines
Piston engines	M-85 M-86 M-87 M-88 M-90
Gas turbines	RD-9 RD-10 R-11 R-13 R-15 R-21 R-25 R-29

Russian and former Soviet military designation sequences for radar, missile and rocket systems

Radar
systems

Land-based	A-100 P-3 P-8 P-10 P-12 P-14 P-15 P-18 P-19 P-20 P-30 P-35 P-37 P-40 P-50 P-70 P-80 P-100 Kabina 66 Kasta 2E RSN-225 Azov SNR-75 1S91 30N6 36D6 64N6 76N6 96L6E 9S15 9S19 9S32 Duga Dnestr Dnepr Daryal Dunay Volga Don-2N Voronezh Container
Ship-borne
Airborne	N001 N002 N005 N006 N007 N008 N010 N011 N012 N014 N019 N025 N035 N036

Missiles

ICBM	BZhRK GR-1 R-7 R-9 R-16 R-26 R-36 R-36M R-46 RS-24 RS-26 RT-2 RT-2PM RT-2PM2 RT-20 RT-21 RT-23 RS-28 Sarmat UR-100 UR-100MR UR-100N UR-200
IRBM	R-14 RSD-10
MRBM	R-5 R-12 RT-15
SRBM	2K1 2K6 9K52 9K720 R-1 R-2 R-11 R-11A R-17 OTR-21 OTR-23 TR-1
SLBM	R-13 R-15 R-21 R-27 R-29 R-39 RSM-45 RSM-56
Surface-to-surface (cruise)	Burya RSS-40 3M-51 Alfa 3M-54 Kalibr 9M730 Burevestnik
Surface-to-surface (naval)	P-1 P-5 P-15 P-70 P-120 P-270 P-500 P-700 P-750 P-800 P-900 P-900A P-1000 RKV-500A RPK-2 RPK-6 RPK-7 URPK-3 URPK-4 URPK-5
Surface-to-air	2K11 Krug 2K12 Kub 2K22 Tunguska Kashtan CIWS 9K31 Strela-1 9K32 Strela-2 9K33 Osa 9K34 Strela-3 9K38 Igla/9K338 Igla-S 9K333 Verba 9K35 Strela-10 9K37 Buk 9K330 Tor Pantsir-S1 42S6 Morfey S-25 Berkut S-75 Dvina S-125 Neva/Pechora S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna S-300 S-350 (50R6) Vityaz S-400 Triumf S-500/55R6M Triumfator-M M-11 Shtorm Sosna-R
Air-to-surface	KSR-2 KSR-5 KS-1 K-10S Kh-11 Kh-15 Kh-20 Kh-22 Kh-23 Kh-25 Kh-26 Kh-28 Kh-29 Kh-31 Kh-35 Kh-38 Kh-41 Kh-55 Kh-58 Kh-59 Kh-80 Kh-90 Kh-101 9M114V Shturm-V Hermes-A Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Air-to-air	K-5 R-3 R-4 R-8 R-23 R-27 R-33 R-37 R-38 R-40 R-60 R-73 R-77 R-172
Anti-tank	3M6 9K111 9K112 9K114 9K115 9K115-2 9K121 9M14 9M15 9M17 9M113 9M117 9M119 9M120 9M123 9M133 9M133M Kornet-M Kornet-D Hermes

Unguided
rockets

Air-launched	RP-1 RP-5 RP-6 RP-9 RP-15 RP-21 RS-82 RS-132
Rocket artillery	BM-14 BM-21 BM-24 BM-25 BM-27 BM-30 TOS-1

Engines

v t e People's Republic of China military aircraft engines
Piston Engines	HS-5 HS-6 HS-7 HS-8
Turbojets	PF-1 WP-5 WP-6 WP-7 WP-8 WP-11 WP-13 WP-14 WP-15
Turboprops/Turboshafts	WJ-5 WJ-6 WJ-9 WZ-5 WZ-6 WZ-8 WZ-9 WZ-16
Turbofans	WS-6 WS-8 WS-9 WS-10 WS-11 WS-13 WS-15 WS-17 WS-18 WS-19 WS-20 Minshan
Abbreviations: HS - HuoSai - Piston Engines WJ - WoJiang - Turboprop WP - WoPen - Turbojet WS - WoShan - Turbofan WZ - WoZhou - Turboshaft

v t e Mikulin aircraft engines
Piston engines	M-17 AM-34 AM-35 AM-37 AM-38 AM-39 AM-42 AM-43 AM-44 AM-45 AM-46 AM-47
Turbojets	AM-2 AM-3 AM-5 AM-9

Variants and applications

Specifications (RD-9BF-811)

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Notes

See also

References

External links