R-13-300
R-13-300 single-flow, twin-shaft afterburning turbojet developed under the direction of Sergei Gavrilov and identified by UEC/Rostec for MiG-21 variants and Su-15M/Su-15TM fighters. The official sources establish the exact designation and application boundary; current production or retirement status is not asserted here.
Identity
- Aliases
- R13-300R-13-300
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- R-13-300
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- R-13-300 single-flow, twin-shaft afterburning turbojet developed under the direction of Sergei Gavrilov and identified by UEC/Rostec for MiG-21 variants and Su-15M/Su-15TM fighters. The official sources establish the exact designation and application boundary; current production or retirement status is not asserted here.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:49:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:50:53 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- UEC/Rostec service-license document explicitly lists R13-300 for MiG-21 variants and Su-15M/Su-15TM aircraft, establishing the exact model and application boundary.
- Publisher
- Rostec / United Engine Corporation
- Title
- UEC Receives License for Engine Service
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Polish Aviation Museum identifies the R-13-300 as a single-flow, twin-shaft turbojet developed under S. Gavrilov, with a new afterburner, and lists MiG-21 MF/SM/SMT, Su-15T/TM, and MiG-21US applications; this supports the engine kind, afterburning, developer wording, and application boundary.
- Publisher
- Polish Aviation Museum
- Title
- Tumanski R-13-300
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Polish Aviation Museum technical data for its MiG-21UM exhibit lists one R-13-300 turbojet on that MiG-21 variant, supporting the one-engine count used by the exact family-level configuration.
- Publisher
- Polish Aviation Museum
- Title
- Mikoyan-Guriewicz MiG-21UM
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The U.S. Army Worldwide Equipment Guide identifies the MiG-21 family layout as one engine in the fuselage and separately names the R-13-300 for the MiG-21MF; this source is used only for count and fuselage placement, while the Polish Aviation Museum source supports engine class.
- Publisher
- U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
- Title
- Worldwide Equipment Guide 2011, Volume 2: Airspace and Air Defense Systems