Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine
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The Kolesov RD-36-51 is a Soviet afterburning turbojet engine developed to power early versions of the Tu-144 supersonic transport, providing the high thrust needed for sustained Mach 2 cruise.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kolesov RD-36-51 | 1 |
| Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine canonical | 1 |
| Kolesov RD-36-51A | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2853633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine Context triple: [Tupolev Tu-144, powerplant, Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine]
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A.
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine
The Kuznetsov NK-144 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union to power the Tu-144 supersonic transport airliner.
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B.
Kuznetsov NK-12
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.
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C.
Klimov RD-33 turbofan
The Klimov RD-33 is a Russian low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet era, best known for powering the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and its derivatives.
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D.
Klimov VK-1
The Klimov VK-1 is a Soviet turbojet engine developed in the early Cold War era, widely used to power fighter aircraft such as the MiG-15 and MiG-17.
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E.
Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine Target entity description: The Kolesov RD-36-51 is a Soviet afterburning turbojet engine developed to power early versions of the Tu-144 supersonic transport, providing the high thrust needed for sustained Mach 2 cruise.
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A.
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine
The Kuznetsov NK-144 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union to power the Tu-144 supersonic transport airliner.
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B.
Kuznetsov NK-12
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.
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C.
Klimov RD-33 turbofan
The Klimov RD-33 is a Russian low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet era, best known for powering the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and its derivatives.
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D.
Klimov VK-1
The Klimov VK-1 is a Soviet turbojet engine developed in the early Cold War era, widely used to power fighter aircraft such as the MiG-15 and MiG-17.
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E.
Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterburning turbojet engine
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aircraft engine ⓘ |
| aircraftCategoryPowered | supersonic airliner ⓘ |
| application | civil supersonic transport ⓘ |
| associatedWithManufacturer | Tupolev ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | Soviet supersonic transport program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designBureau | OKB-36 (Kolesov) ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner
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surface form:
Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport
|
| designGoal | sustained Mach 2 cruise ⓘ |
| designOptimization | high-speed cruise performance over fuel economy ⓘ |
| developer | Kolesov design bureau ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene jet fuel ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
afterburner nozzle
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axial compressor stages ⓘ turbine stages ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
afterburner
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axial-flow compressor ⓘ single-shaft layout ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
RD-36-51A
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RD-36-51A ⓘ
surface form:
RD-36-51B
|
| intendedCruiseAltitude | high altitude ⓘ |
| intendedCruiseSpeed | Mach 2 ⓘ |
| marketSegment | civil aviation ⓘ |
| notableFor | enabling early Soviet SST operations ⓘ |
| operator |
Aeroflot
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| poweredFirstFlightOf | early Tu-144 prototypes ⓘ |
| primaryRole | propulsion for supersonic transport aircraft ⓘ |
| programStartContext | competition with Concorde ⓘ |
| propulsionType | turbojet ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kolesov RD-36-51A
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine ⓘ
surface form:
Kuznetsov NK-144
|
| status | out of production ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | first-generation supersonic transport engine ⓘ |
| thrustClass | high thrust ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet civil aviation
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surface form:
Soviet civil aviation authorities
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| usedFor |
climb with afterburner
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high-speed cruise ⓘ takeoff with afterburner ⓘ |
| usedIn | flight test program of Tu-144 ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner
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surface form:
Tupolev Tu-144
|
| usedInAircraftVariant | early Tu-144 variants ⓘ |
| usedOnConfiguration | four-engine Tu-144 layout ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine Description of subject: The Kolesov RD-36-51 is a Soviet afterburning turbojet engine developed to power early versions of the Tu-144 supersonic transport, providing the high thrust needed for sustained Mach 2 cruise.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-144
subject surface form:
Kuznetsov NK-144
this entity surface form:
Kolesov RD-36-51
Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine
→
replacedBy
→
Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Kolesov RD-36-51
this entity surface form:
Kolesov RD-36-51A