- Mikulin AM-42
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"AM-42" redirects here. For the United States Navy minesweeper, see USS Goshawk (AM-42).
AM-42 
Type Liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine Manufacturer Mikulin First run November 1942 Major applications Ilyushin Il-1 Number built 10,232 Developed from Mikulin AM-38 Developed into Mikulin AM-43 The Mikulin AM-42 was a 1940s Soviet aircraft piston engine designed by Alexander Mikulin.[1] Representing a high-output version of the AM-38F, the AM-42 was used in the Ilyushin Il-1 fighter, and the Il-8 and Il-10 ground attack aircraft.
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Specifications (AM-42)
Data from Kotelnikov.[2]
General characteristics
- Type: 12-cylinder 60° Vee aircraft piston engine
- Bore: 160 mm (6.30 in)
- Stroke: 190 mm (7.48 in)
- Displacement: 46.66 L (2,847 in³)
- Dry weight: 996 kg (2,195 lb)
Components
- Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
Performance
- Power output: 1,490 kW (2,000 hp) at 2,500 rpm
- Specific power: 31.9 kW/L (0.70 hp/in³)
- Compression ratio: 5.5:1
- Power-to-weight ratio: 1.50 kW/kg (0.91 hp/lb)
See also
- Related development
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Kotelnikov, Vladimir. Russian Piston Aero Engines. Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1 86126 702 9.
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