Ivchenko AI-14
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The Ivchenko AI-14 (Russian АИ-14) is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial
piston engine designed in the Soviet Union
to power aircraft
.
Apart from the Soviet Union, a licenced version of the AI-14R, (currently AI-14RA), has been produced by WSK-Kalisz
in Poland from 1956 until 2007.
The AI-14RF was a variant uprated by Ivan Vedeneyev to 300 hp. Its further development is the Vedeneyev M14P family of engines.
Another modified version is the Czechoslovak Avia M462, which powers the Zlín Z 37 agricultural aircraft.
Radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel...
piston engine designed in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to power aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
.
Variants
Its main variant is the AI-14R (АИ-14Р), which underwent state trials in December 1950 and was used in many types of light aircraft. Several thousand were built. There was also an AI-14V variant for helicopters and other applications. The AI-14R is typically used with a two-bladed propeller and is started with compressed air.Apart from the Soviet Union, a licenced version of the AI-14R, (currently AI-14RA), has been produced by WSK-Kalisz
PZL
PZL was the main Polish aerospace manufacturer of the interwar period, based in Warsaw, functioning in 1928-1939...
in Poland from 1956 until 2007.
The AI-14RF was a variant uprated by Ivan Vedeneyev to 300 hp. Its further development is the Vedeneyev M14P family of engines.
Another modified version is the Czechoslovak Avia M462, which powers the Zlín Z 37 agricultural aircraft.
Applications
- Aero L-60 Brigadýr (L-60S variant)
- Antonov An-14Antonov An-14|-See also:- References :* Stroud, John. Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0-370-00126-5.-External links:* *...
- AI-14RF - ICA IS-23ICA IS-23-References:...
- AI-14RF - Kamov Ka-15Kamov Ka-15-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London:Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1 85532 405 9.* Stroud, John. Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0 370 00126 5.-External links:...
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