Talk:Kuznetsov NK-12
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The NK-12 is definitely not driven by two turbines. The 2-turbine version was an attempt to double the power of the engine NK-4 in a simple way. In my sources the NK-4 prototypes are called engine 022. The 2-turbine engine, derived from the NK-4, is named 2TW-2F. After a Tu-95 crashed on May 11th 1953 that was equipped with 2TW-2F, the double-turbine project got cancelled and the development of the NK-12 began. Unfortunately, all my sources are german-speaking. But it would be possible to use them here if desired.--Thuringius 15:24, 26 May 2007 (UTC)