Ivchenko-Progress

The Saporoschschjaer engine plant Ivchenko Progress, or " Ivchenko Progress " (Russian Запорожское машиностроительное конструкторское бюро " Прогресс " имени академика А Г Ивченко, transcription: Saporoschskoje maschinostroitelnoje konstruktorskoje bjuro "Progress" imeni akademika AG Ivchenko; engl Zaporozhye machine -building Ivchenko Progress. .. Design Bureau / Ivchenko Progress) is a formerly state-owned enterprise of the USSR, based in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. Of the company and former development offices goal is the design and manufacture of aircraft engines, large drives, gas turbines, and other combustion engines.

The company was founded in 1930. At first she was part of the State Aircraft Engine Development Office No. 29 in Zaporozhye. Initially, from 1930 to 1937, Arkadi Nazarov was office. From 1938 to 1940 held the construction line Sergei Tumanski, however, soon got transferred its own design office. Until the evacuation in 1941 Yevgeny Urmin was chief designer.

After the Second World War, the development office was initially part of the 478th aircraft engine factory, was established at the end again. From 1946 headed Alexandr Ivchenko until his death in 1968 the office under whose name it is known today. First, the development office, however, simply called Progress ( Прогресс; German progress ). For now focused its attention almost exclusively on the development of piston aircraft engines. These were mass produced, especially for Yakovlev aircraft. Various types of engine have also been specifically designed and manufactured for use in helicopters. 1953 began with the development of a turboprop engine, the Ivchenko AI - known 20 with a initial capacity of 4,000 hp, which was used in a variety of military and civilian aircraft. Of this type there are a large number of variants in order to take account of the different mission objectives. There was a smaller type, the AI -24 with about 2400 hp.

The mid-1960s began with the development of turbofan engines. In 1967, the developments of the dual engine AI -25 were completed, which was built from 1973, among other things in the Yakovlev Yak -40 and the Aero L -39.

In this period, the development and production engineering of some small gas turbines as the AI -8 and AI - 9, found primarily as APU use fell.

1968 took over Vladimir Lotarjow control of the new developments.

In the 1970s, the development of turbofan engines was driven with high bypass ratio ahead. This led in 1977 to the series production of the D -36, a three -spool engine, the An-74 was used in the Yakovlev Yak -42 and the Antonov. Especially for the helicopter Mil Mi- 26 is a helicopter engine was derived from this engine, which made ​​11,400 hp.

In the first half of the 1980s was a very large turbofan engine, the D- 18T, tackled to the emerging needs of high-performance drives for the new wide-body aircraft such as the Antonov An-124 or Antonov An-225 is available to provide. This engine provides a thrust of about 230 kN.

Finally, in 1988 took the new today then Director-General Fyodor Murawtschenko the reins of the company in the hand.

As the western producers also were focused in a row in the production of economic and competitive new turbines. On the small turbofan engine DV -2, which was used for the Aero L -59 was formed. A novelty introduced the D -27 represents an engine with two built-in counter 8- blade propellers and about 10,100 kW. In English called this construction Unducted fan, and there were similar developments by General Electric. The engine was designed for the Antonov An-70.

There are other projects in the civil and military fields, both for helicopters as well as aircraft. However, there were also industrially exploitable gas turbines in the foreground, etc. available for decentralized position of high power, something as a power generator, but also for the compressor drive Be used.

Engines

  • Ivchenko AI -14 radial engine
  • Ivchenko AI -20 turboprop
  • Ivchenko AI -24 turboprop
  • Ivchenko AI -25 turbofan for Yakovlev Yak -40 and Aero L 39
  • Ivchenko AI -8 APU
  • Ivchenko AI -9 APU
  • Ivchenko Progress D -36 ( Lotarjow D -36) turbofan for Yakovlev Yak -42 and Antonov An-74
  • Lotarjow D-18 turbofan for Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225

The following engines can be found in the literature to some extent with the manufacturer, called Progress:

  • Ivchenko DV -2 turbofan for Aero L -59
  • Ivchenko D -27 turboprop for Antonov An -70
  • Ivchenko D -136 turbine helicopter Mil Mi-26
  • Ivchenko D -436 turbofan for Tupolev Tu -334, Beriev Be -200, Yakovlev Yak - 42M, Tupolev Tu- 134M
  • Ivchenko TV-3 Turboprop for Antonov An-140
  • Ivchenko AI -22 turbofan for Tupolev Tu -324, Yakovlev Yak -48
  • Ivchenko AI -222 turbofan for Yakovlev Yak -130
  • Ivchenko AI -450 helicopter Kamov Ka -226 turbine, the Kamov Ka -228, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi -34
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