Kolesov RD-36-51A
Historical Kolesov RD-36-51A afterburning turbojet used as the four-engine powerplant of the Tupolev Tu-144D supersonic transport. NASA references identify the engine as the Tu-144D installation and document later joint U.S./Russian ground and inlet-flow testing; production and current service are not asserted.
Identity
- Aliases
- RD-36-51ARD36-51AKolesov RD-36-51
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Kolesov RD-36-51A
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Historical Kolesov RD-36-51A afterburning turbojet used as the four-engine powerplant of the Tupolev Tu-144D supersonic transport. NASA references identify the engine as the Tu-144D installation and document later joint U.S./Russian ground and inlet-flow testing; production and current service are not asserted.
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19970025571
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 00:05:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 00:05:11 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA identifies the RD36-51A engine previously used on Tu-144 aircraft as the hardware for joint U.S./Russian inlet-flow ground experiments.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Joint US/Russia TU-144 Engine Ground Tests
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA records that the Tu-144D was originally equipped with four Kolesov RD-36-51A engines before the Tu-144LL research aircraft was re-engined with NK-321s.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Qualitative Piloted Evaluation of the Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA facts identify the Tu-144D as powered by four Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojets and distinguish that original aircraft from the later NK-321-powered Tu-144LL.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport