Lyulka AL-21F-3
Lyulka AL-21F-3 is an afterburning single-shaft, single-flow turbojet engine with a 14-stage compressor, annular-tubular combustion chamber, three-stage turbine, and afterburner. The Polish Aviation Museum identifies its use in the MiG-23B, Su-17, Su-20, Su-22, and Su-24 combat aircraft. UEC records state testing and transfer to series production in 1974; current production or retirement status is not asserted here.
Identity
- Aliases
- AL-21F-3Lyulka AL-21F-3AL-21F3
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Lyulka AL-21F-3
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- Lyulka AL-21F-3 is an afterburning single-shaft, single-flow turbojet engine with a 14-stage compressor, annular-tubular combustion chamber, three-stage turbine, and afterburner. The Polish Aviation Museum identifies its use in the MiG-23B, Su-17, Su-20, Su-22, and Su-24 combat aircraft. UEC records state testing and transfer to series production in 1974; current production or retirement status is not asserted here.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:30:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:50:51 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- UEC-STAR identifies AL-21F-3 aggregates and lists installations on Su-24, Su-17, and MiG-23B aircraft.
- Publisher
- UEC-STAR
- Title
- History of JSC UEC-STAR, 1971-1991
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- UEC's Lyulka design-bureau history records state testing and transfer to series production of AL-21F-3 in 1974.
- Publisher
- UEC-UMPO
- Title
- History of the A.M. Lyulka Design Bureau, 1965-1974