Kuznetsov NK-12 family
The Soviet-designed contra-rotating turboprop family created for the Tu-95 and subsequently used across several large aircraft.
Identity
- Aliases
- NK-12Kuznetsov NK-12
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turboprop
- Name
- Kuznetsov NK-12 family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- The Soviet-designed contra-rotating turboprop family created for the Tu-95 and subsequently used across several large aircraft.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 00:09:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 00:09:58 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Establishes the NK-12 family as the Tu-95 powerplant and maps the improved NK-12M model to the Tu-95M.
- Publisher
- United Aircraft Corporation
- Title
- Tu-95MS
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Defines NK-12MPM as a modification of NK-12MP, identifies NK-12 as the family ancestor, and confirms current UEC-Kuznetsov work on the line.
- Publisher
- Rostec
- Title
- Rostec creates an engine for the new generation of Tu-95MS missile carriers