Soloviev D-20

D-20
Left side view of the Soloviev D-20 engine
Type	Turbofan
Manufacturer	Soloviev Design Bureau
Major applications	Tupolev Tu-124

The Soloviev D-20P, built by the Soloviev Design Bureau, was a low-bypass turbofan engine rated at 52.9 kN (11,900 lbf) thrust used on the Tupolev Tu-124. Elements of the design were used in the development of the larger Soloviev D-30 family of low and medium bypass engines.[1]

Specifications

Data from Gunston and Jane's.[2][3]

General characteristics

• Type: Twin-spool turbofan engine
• Length: 330.4 cm (130 in)
• Diameter: 97.6 cm (38.3 in)
• Dry weight: 1,468 kg (3,236 lb)

Components

• Compressor: Three-stage LP, eight-stage HP, axial flow
• Combustors: 12-chamber cannular
• Turbine: Two-stage LP turbine, single-stage HP turbine
• Fuel type: Avtur

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 5,400 kgf (53,000 N; 12,000 lbf)
• Overall pressure ratio: 13:1
• Bypass ratio: 1:1
• Air mass flow: 113 kg/s (249 lb/s) at 8,550 rpm
• Specific fuel consumption: 0.72 (Max take-off) 0.9 (cruise)
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: 3.7

See also

Comparable engines

• Rolls Royce Spey

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

1. Taylor 1972, p. 752.
2. Gunston 1989, p. 164.
3. Taylor 1972, p. 751.

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
• Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1972-73., London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd, 1972. ISBN 978-0354001090.