Tumansky R-29

The Tumansky R-29 is a Soviet turbojet aircraft engine that was developed in the early 1970s.Gunston 1989, p. 168. It is generally described as being in the "third generation" of Soviet gas turbine engines which are characterized by high thrust-to-weight ratios and the use of turbine 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.

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.

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 (Intended application) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Mikoyan MiG-27 Chengdu J-10 (Prototype) Shenyang J-13 (Intended application) Sukhoi Su-22

Specifications (R-29-300)

Tumansky R-29

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