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RD-33


IOC: 1984

Unitary Cost: USD$2.6 million

Also Known As
RD-93 (version powering JF-17 Thunder)
WS-13 (Chinese-built version powering FC-1)


Origin
Russia


Contractor/s
Klimov JSC
MMP Chernyshev

Applications
FC-1
Mig-29
Mig-29UB
RD-5000B

Family Members
RD-33 OVT
RD-33K
RD-33MK

Description: Klimov RD-33 is a family of aircraft engine developed to power the Mig-29 multi-role fighter and delivering between 18,000 and 20,000 pounds of thrust. Despite the Soviet Union's collapse, RD-33 engine family has evolved encompassing cutting technologies such as thrust vectoring control (TVC) which provides superior aircraft maneuverability compared with fixed nozzles engines.

Each RD-33 aircraft engine provides 18,300 pounds of thrust and has a life cycle of 2,000 flight hours. Mig-29A air defense fighter and Mig-29UB twin-seat training aircraft are powered by two RD-33 engines.

Specifications
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 18,300 lb (8,301 kg)

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Operators

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Algeria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bulgaria
China / 100

engines powering the FC-1

Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
India
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
North Korea
Pakistan

engines powering the JF-17 Thunder

Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Syria
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Yemen

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m)   Kilometers (km)   Nautic Miles (nm)   Inch (in)   Yard (yd)   Foot (ft)   Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb)   Kilogram (kg)   kN (KiloNewton)   Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps)   Kilometers per Hour (kph)   Knot (kt)   Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l)   Galon (gl)
Year (yr)   Minutes (min)   Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)


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