Mikulin AM-42

"AM-42" redirects here. For the United States Navy minesweeper, see USS Goshawk (AM-42).
AM-42
Type Liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
Manufacturer Mikulin
First run November 1942
Major applications Ilyushin Il-1
Number built 10,232
Developed from Mikulin AM-38
Developed into Mikulin AM-43

The Mikulin AM-42 was a 1940s Soviet aircraft piston engine designed by Alexander Mikulin.[1] Representing a high-output version of the AM-38F, the AM-42 was used in the Ilyushin Il-1 fighter, and the Il-8 and Il-10 ground attack aircraft.

Specifications (AM-42)

Data from Kotelnikov.[2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related development
Comparable engines
Related lists

References

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Notes

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 104.
  2. Kotelnikov 2005, p. 114.

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
  • Kotelnikov, Vladimir. Russian Piston Aero Engines. Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-86126-702-9.
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