Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 03-Aug-2020

I.I. Kartukov (sometimes Kartookov). was the chief designer of KB-2 and OKB-81, as well as MKB Iskra.

-In 1946 and until 1948, he produced solid rocket engines for LL take-off assistance, for LL-1, -2 and -3 vehicles. It delivered 1,500 Kgf of thrust.

-From 1954 to 1959, there was the P-5 engine with 18.3 tons of thrust. In 1956, the P-6, the P-15M and the P-35 came out.

-From 1959, the one for the P-70 Amatist came out. Kartukov engines were installed both on airplanes and on ground launched cruise missiles.

Kartukov, PRD-98 on the La-17
“PRD-98 on the La-17”

-The PRD-15 engine boosted the Strela and Sopka, with 40 tons of thrust.

-The PRD-19M was installed on the Shchuka. The PRD-22 on the SM-30. And the PRD-36 on the V-600.

Tu-123 missile
“Tu-123 missile”

-It should be said that the support engines of many cruise missiles were engines that were removed from airplanes, as a second "use".

-In the case of the UAV La-17, the main engine was a Mikulin RD-9BK.

-And before launching from the carrier vehicle we observe a Kartukov on each side of the PRD-98 model.

-Some of these engines had fixed triangular fins, both at the front and at the rear that served for separation once the loads were consumed and after the launch had been carried out.

-The PRD-98 delivered 10,600 kgf of thrust for a time that ranged between 1.6 and 3.1 seconds, enough to reach 300 km/hr.

-This was needed for vehicles with ramjet engines, and for the lift, of course.

Tu-143 missile
“Tu-143 missile”

-For example, the aforementioned PRD-98 engine carried 140 Kgs of Ballistita, solid fuel, gunpowder.

-On the Tu-121 missile the PRD-52, with 75/80 tons was used for 5 seconds.

-The rocket engines located under the wings had an inclined nozzle so that the extension of its axis coincided with the missile's center of gravity.

-The main engine was a Tumanskii KR-15-300 turbojet (a recovered RB-15-300) for short life, letter K.

-They were made in modified versions from the TV3-117 turbojet. From the NK-6 Kuznetsov, etc.

-Already on the Tu-22, all rocket engines are mounted with inclination, attached to the plane's fuselage.

SPRD-63 engine drawing on Tu-22
“SPRD-63 engines on Tu-22”

-The main engines for the Tu-143, cruise missile were Isotov TR3-117, a turbojet version of the TV3-117 turboshaft for helicopters.

-For the takeoff of this vehicle the SPRD-251 rockets were used. They were later replaced by RDTT-243.

-The PRD-61, was mounted on the Vikhr. The PRD-70 on the second stage of the SV-11.

-The Strela missile was fitted with the SPRD-15. The Termit used a SPRD-30.

-More known has been the SRPD-99 for being mounted on the MiG 21-PFM.

MiG-21PFM
Kartukov SPRD-99
“MiG-21PFM and SPRD-99”

From Appendix 9: List of known rocket engines of this brand:
293P,
LL,
P-15M,
P-35,
P-5,
P-6,
SAS,
T-TM SAS-17 y -73,
PRD-15,
PRD-19M,
PRD-22,
PRD-33,
PRD-36,
PRD-52,
PRD-61,
PRD-70,
SPRD-15,
SPRD-30,
SPRD-99.

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Model: 293P

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Model: LL series

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Model: P-15M

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Model: P-35

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Model: P-5

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Model: P-6

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Model: P-70 Amatist

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Model: PRD-15

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Model: PRD-19M

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Model: PRD-22

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Model: PRD-33

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Model: PRD-36

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Model: PRD-52

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Model: PRD-61

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Model: PRD-70

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Model: PRD-98

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Model: Soyuz SAS

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Model: Soyuz T-TM SAS 17k

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Model: Soyuz T-TM SAS 73k

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Model: SPRD-15

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Model: SPRD-251

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Model: SPRD-30

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Model: SPRD-63

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Model: SPRD-99

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