TV-022 | |
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A hand-drawn cutaway view of the TV-022 | |
Type | Turboprop |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Manufacturer | Kuybyshev Engine Design Bureau |
First run | June 1949 [1] |
Developed from | Junkers Jumo 022 |
Developed into | TV-2 |
The Kuznetsov TV-022 was the first Soviet turboprop engine, designed by the Kuybyshev Engine Design Bureau.
Development of the TV-022 began in 1947 [2] at the State Union Experimental Plant No. 2 near Kuybyshev. [3] A team of both Soviet and deported German engineers worked on the project. [3]
The TV-022 was based on the uncompleted Junkers Jumo 022 turboprop designed by Junkers during the later stages of World War II. [2]
Factory tests of the TV-022 took place in June 1949 [1] and state tests where passed in October 1950. [1] The TV-022 featured a reduction gearbox (i=0.145) [1] for two coaxial contra-rotating AB-41 propellers. [1] The engine was started with a 50 kW "Rut" air starter. [1]
Modifications to the TV-022 resulted in the TV-2, which had more power (6,250 hp). [1] The TV-2 was then further modified into the NK-12. [2]
Data from Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK, [1] and engine.aviaport.ru [4]
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