Mikulin M-17

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The Mikulin M-17 was a Soviet-licensed copy of the German BMW VI V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, further developed by Alexander Mikulin and used by Soviet aircraft during World War II. Production began in 1930 and continued through 1941. The M-17 was built at factories in Rybinsk and Moscow. The M-17 was produced in far greater numbers in the USSR than the original in Germany. Due to improvements and substitutions the M-17 was substantially different from the original German engine. The engine was used in the early versions of the Tupolev TB-3 heavy bomber. Nearly half of the TB-3's produced used the M-17. More than 27,000 were produced of which 19,000 were aircraft engines while the rest were used in Soviet tanks of the period.

[edit] Specifications

• Bore: 160 mm (6.3 in)
• Stoke: 190 mm (7.5 in)
• Displacement: 46.9 L (2,865 cu in)
• Weight: 553kg (1,219 lb)

[edit] Applications

• BT-7
• T-28
• T-35
• Beriev MBR-2
• Gorki PS-89
• Polikarpov I-3
• Polikarpov R-5
• Tupolev PS-9
• Tupolev R-6
• Tupolev R-7
• Tupolev TB-1
• Tupolev TB-3

[edit] References

• Kotelnikov, Vladimir (2005). Russian Piston Aero Engines. Crowood Press Ltd., p.76-77. 
• http://avia.russian.ee/air/russia/index.html

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