Kuznetsov NK-12

E295439

The Kuznetsov NK-12 is a powerful Soviet turboprop aircraft engine, renowned for driving the Tu-95 strategic bomber with its distinctive contra-rotating propellers and high-speed performance.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
turboprop engine
aircraftAssociation Antonov An-22
surface form: An-22 heavy transport

Tu-114 long-range airliner
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber
surface form: Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber
applicationRole long-range airliner propulsion
military transport aircraft propulsion
strategic bomber propulsion
compressorType axial-flow compressor
configuration twin-shaft
coolingMethod air-cooled
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designer Nikolai Kuznetsov NERFINISHED
driveType reduction gearbox to propellers
era Cold War
firstRun 1950s
fuelType kerosene jet fuel
introduced mid-1950s
manufacturer Kuznetsov Design Bureau
noiseCharacteristic very high external noise level
notableFeature enables near-jet cruise speeds for turboprop aircraft
one of the most powerful turboprop engines ever built
notableFor high propulsive efficiency at high subsonic speeds
numberOfRotors 2
originIndustry Soviet aerospace industry
powerOutputClass over 11,000 kW
over 15,000 shp
primaryUser Russian Aerospace Forces
Soviet Air Forces
propellerBladesPerRotor 4
propellerManufacturer Aviapropeller
propellerType contra-rotating propellers
status in service
turbineType axial-flow turbine
usedFor heavy cargo transport
long-range passenger flights (historical)
long-range strategic missions
usedInAircraft Antonov An-22
Beriev A-50
surface form: Beriev A-50 prototype

Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
surface form: Tupolev Tu-114

Tupolev Tu-126
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber
surface form: Tupolev Tu-95
usedOn Antonov An-22
surface form: An-22A

Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
surface form: Tu-114D

Tu-95K
Tu-95MS
Tu-95RTs

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber engineModel Kuznetsov NK-12
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95
Tupolev Tu-114 airliner engineModel Kuznetsov NK-12
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-114
Tupolev Tu-126 powerplant Kuznetsov NK-12
this entity surface form: Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprop engine
Bear engineModel Kuznetsov NK-12
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-95
this entity surface form: Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop
Antonov An-22 engineModel Kuznetsov NK-12