MiG-35 Fighters to Be Equipped with improved RD-33MK Engines

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MiG-35 Fighters to Be Equipped with improved RD-33MK Engines

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improved RD-33MK engines will be installed on MiG-35 fighters which the Russian Federation defense ministry plans to purchase in accordance with the new arms program, Aleksandr Novikov, general director of the Moscow Chernyshev Machine Building Enterprise, reported to Interfax-AVN.

 

“The Chernyshev MPP is ready to implement fully an order for the assembly of improved engines for the MiG-35,” Novikov said.

 

He didn’t specify when production of these aircraft engines may begin. “At the present time, the enterprise is continuing production of modern RD-33MK engines, mostly in the interests of foreign customers,” A. Novikov said.

 

The RD-33MK engines, according to the general director, are being installed on the ship-based MiG-29K/KUB fighters being delivered to India and also on the export modifications of the MiG-29M1 and MiG-29M2 fighters.

 

“In the event an order is received from the Russian Federation defense ministry for the ship-based MiG-29K, the RD-33MK engine will be installed on them, too,” A. Novikov said.

 

The RD-33MK engine has a maximum thrust in afterburner of 9,000 kilograms of force and thrust at maximum power without afterburner is 5,400 kilograms of force. Dry weight of the engine is 1,055 kilograms. Designated service life is 4,000 hours and mean-time-between overhaul is 1,000 hours.

 

Source: 06.04.11, Interfax-AVN