Tumansky R-29


The Tumansky R-29 is a Soviet turbojet aircraft engine that was developed in the early 1970s. 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.

Variants

;R-29-300:
Original variant. Used in the MiG-23MF and related variants.
;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

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