Mikulin AM-38
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The Mikulin AM-38 was a Soviet liquid-cooled V-12 piston aircraft engine developed during World War II, best known for powering ground-attack aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-2.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mikulin AM-35A | 1 |
| Mikulin AM-38 canonical | 1 |
| Mikulin AM-38F | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V-12 engine
ⓘ
aircraft engine ⓘ piston engine ⓘ |
| AM-38F_powerOutput | approximately 1720 hp ⓘ |
| applicationRole | close air support ⓘ |
| bankAngle | 60 degrees ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mikulin AM-38
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikulin AM-35A
|
| bore | 160 mm ⓘ |
| compressionIgnition | no ⓘ |
| configuration | liquid-cooled V-12 ⓘ |
| coolant | water-glycol mixture ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cylinderConfiguration | V-configuration ⓘ |
| cylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| designedForRole | ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| designGoal | improved low-altitude power over AM-35A ⓘ |
| developer | Alexander Mikulin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | about 38.7 litres ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| frontTypeOptimisation | low-altitude performance ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carbureted ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most-produced Soviet V-12 aircraft engines of WWII ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Moscow Machine Building Plant Znamya Truda
ⓘ
surface form:
Factory No. 24, Moscow
|
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| notableFeature | reinforced for continuous high-power operation at low altitude ⓘ |
| notableFor | powering the Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik ⓘ |
| numberOfBanks | 2 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 1600 hp ⓘ |
| primaryUserAircraft |
Ilyushin Il-2
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft
|
| productionPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| propulsionType | propeller-driving piston engine ⓘ |
| stroke | 190 mm ⓘ |
| successor | Mikulin AM-42 ⓘ |
| supercharger | single-stage, single-speed supercharger ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ilyushin Il-10
ⓘ
Ilyushin Il-2 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-6 prototype ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-6 (prototypes)
Yakovlev Yak-7 ⓘ
surface form:
Yakovlev Yak-7 (testbed)
|
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| valvetrain | four valves per cylinder ⓘ |
| variant |
Mikulin AM-38
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikulin AM-38F
|
| warTheater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mikulin AM-35A
this entity surface form:
Mikulin AM-38F