UEC Kuznetsov NK-144
UEC-Kuznetsov NK-144 historical afterburning turbofan produced from 1964 for the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic passenger aircraft; UEC records 20,000 kgf thrust. Current service lifecycle is not asserted.
Identity
- Aliases
- NK-144Kuznetsov NK-144NK-144A
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- UEC Kuznetsov NK-144
- Status
- historical
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 196.13
- Description
- UEC-Kuznetsov NK-144 historical afterburning turbofan produced from 1964 for the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic passenger aircraft; UEC records 20,000 kgf thrust. Current service lifecycle is not asserted.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 21:47:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 21:47:26 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- UEC-Kuznetsov history records the 1964 start of production of the NK-144 afterburning turbofan at 20,000 kgf thrust for the first supersonic passenger aircraft, Tupolev Tu-144, and identifies the NK-144A installation.
- Publisher
- United Engine Corporation / UEC-Kuznetsov
- Title
- UEC-Kuznetsov history, 1960-1978