Dushkin S-155

S-155
Liquid-fuel engine
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Dushkin OKB
Application	Booster rocket for aircraft
Propellant	AK-20 (nitric acid) / TG-02 hypergolic kerosene
Performance
Thrust (SL)	37.3 kN (8380 lbf)

The Dushkin S-155 was a liquid-fueled rocket motor designed by Leonid Dushkin specifically for use in the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-50 and Ye-50A (aka MiG-23U) experimental-developmental aircraft in the 1950s. It delivered 37.3 kN (8380 lbf) and ran on a mix of TG-02 hypergolic kerosene and AK-20 oxidizer (nitric acid). The fuel pumps were powered with grade T hydrogen peroxide.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Yefim "MiG-21" ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3

Aviation rocket engines and rocket motors

Liquid fuel	XR-4A3 XR-4K14 XLR11 XLR99 Bristol Siddeley 605 de Havilland Spectre de Havilland Sprite Armstrong Siddeley Screamer Armstrong Siddeley Snarler Napier Scorpion Dushkin S-155 Dushkin D-1-A-1100 Walter HWK 109-509 Toku-Ro.2 (KR10)

Hybrid Propellant	RocketMotorTwo

Solid Propellant	Type 4 Mark 1 Model 20 Jetex engine

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