The D-30KU/KP - family of the turbofan engines for commercial mainline and cargo / transport aircraft.
Responsibility
UEC-Saturn is a basic company for production and MRO of the D-30KU/KP engines, enjoying the right of the D-30KU/KP engines designer.
Design features
• 3-stages low pressure compressor
• 11-stages high pressure compressor
• cannular combustor (12 flame tubes)
• 2-stages high pressure turbine
• 4-stages low pressure turbine
Advantages
High reliability - over 60 millions flight hours in operation; more than 8000 engines delivered, about 2000 engines are in operation worldwide.
Towards continuous improving the D-30KU/KP operational characteristics, upgrades are realized:
• to enhance the ecological performances
• to improve the in-flight reliability
• to increase the engine lives
Application
• D-30KP and D-30KP-2 for Ilyushin-76/78 cargo / transport aircraft family
• D-30KU and D-30KU-2 for Ilyushin-62M long- / middle-range commercial jets
• D-30KU-154 for Tupolev-154M middle-range commercial jets
Ilyushin-76
The Ilyushin-76 ramp jet transport aircraft is one of the most successful aircraft in its class in the world aviation history. The Ilyushin-76 aircraft and its modifications are widely used on the global air transportation market of oversized cargo:
• transportation in the interests of state agencies
• transportation of commercial cargos (aviation and space equipment, oil and gas equipment, etc.)