Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet

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The Lyulka AL-21F-3 is a Soviet afterburning turbojet engine developed in the 1960s, widely used to power variable-geometry wing fighter-bombers such as the Su-17/20/22 family.

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Label Occurrences
Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet canonical 1
OKB-165 Lyulka 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf afterburning turbojet engine
aircraft engine
applicationRole interdiction
tactical strike
compressorType axial-flow
configuration single-spool axial-flow turbojet
controlSystem analog engine control
coolingMethod air-cooled turbine blades
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designBureau Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet self-linksurface differs
surface form: OKB-165 Lyulka
designedFor fighter-bomber aircraft
variable-geometry wing aircraft
developer Arkhip Lyulka design bureau
developmentStartDate 1960s
engineType turbojet
enteredService late 1960s
era Cold War
firstRunDate 1965
fuelType kerosene-based jet fuel
generation second-generation turbojet
hasFeature afterburner
hydromechanical control system
modular construction
variable stator vanes
manufacturer NPO Saturn
natoReportingName Fitter engine family powerplant
notableFor high thrust-to-weight ratio for its era
widespread use in Su-17 family
stagesOfCompressor 14-stage axial compressor
status in limited service
successor Lyulka AL-31F
thrustDry approximately 76 kN
thrustWithAfterburner approximately 110 kN
turbineStages 3-stage turbine
usedBy Soviet Air Forces
Warsaw Pact
surface form: Warsaw Pact air forces

export customers of Su-20 and Su-22
usedIn Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23B

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27

Su-17
surface form: Sukhoi Su-17

Su-22
surface form: Sukhoi Su-20

Su-22
surface form: Sukhoi Su-22

Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi T-4MS prototype projects
usedInConflict Iran–Iraq War
Soviet–Afghan War
various Middle Eastern conflicts

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Su-22 powerplant Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet
Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet designBureau Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lyulka AL-21F-3
this entity surface form: OKB-165 Lyulka