Klimov VK-1
Klimov VK-1 historical centrifugal-flow turbojet family documented by the U.S. Air Force museum; this family-level identity preserves the source's lack of a dash variant and leaves MiG-15 relationships, actors, and the Rolls-Royce Nene predecessor edge separate.
Identity
- Aliases
- VK-1Klimov VK-1Russian VK-1
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Klimov VK-1
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Klimov VK-1 historical centrifugal-flow turbojet family documented by the U.S. Air Force museum; this family-level identity preserves the source's lack of a dash variant and leaves MiG-15 relationships, actors, and the Rolls-Royce Nene predecessor edge separate.
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 04:41:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 04:41:00 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-06
- Note
- Official museum fact sheet identifies VK-1 use on MiG-15 and its 6,000 lb thrust; it describes the Nene derivation but does not prove a more precise variant identity.
- Publisher
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Title
- Russian VK-1 Jet