Monday, March 15, 2010

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)

RD-33 - Contracts, Orders & Sales
2005 China contract with Russia placed in 2005 for 100 RD-93 turbofan engines to power the FC-1 fighter aircraft. The contract was valued at $267 million and the Russian contractors were Klimov and Chernyshev. Engine deliveries were due to begin in 2006.
Items: 100

News
Russia and India Sign RD-33 Production License Agreement

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
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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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