Mikulin AM-38

AM-38
Preserved Mikulin AM-38F engine
Type	Liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
Manufacturer	Mikulin
First run	1941
Major applications	Ilyushin Il-2
Number built	36,163
Developed from	Mikulin AM-35
Developed into	Mikulin AM-42

The Mikulin AM-38 was a 1940s Soviet aircraft piston engine. It was a further development of the Mikulin AM-35 design.^[1] The AM-38 was used on the Il-2 Shturmovik and Il-10 ground attack aircraft. The engine may also have been installed in MiG-3 aircraft, as a field modification, to improve the speed and performance

Variants

AM-38F

Low-altitude version with greater takeoff power and a 10-minute forsazh (war emergency power) mode.

Applications

• Ilyushin Il-2
• Ilyushin Il-10

Specifications (AM-38F)

Data from Kotelnikov.^[2]

General characteristics

• Type: 12-cylinder 60° Vee aircraft piston engine
• Bore: 160 mm (6.30 in)
• Stroke: 190 mm (7.48 in) (196.7 mm (7.74 in) for cylinders with articulated connecting rods)
• Displacement: 46.66 L (2,847 cu in)
• Dry weight: 880 kg (1,940 lb)

Components

• Supercharger: Single speed centrifugal
• Cooling system: Liquid-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 1,270 kW (1,700 hp) at 2,350 rpm
• Specific power: 27.2 kW/L (0.60 hp/in³)
• Compression ratio: 6.0:1
• Power-to-weight ratio: 1.53 kW/kg (0.93 hp/lb)

See also

Related development

• Mikulin AM-35

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

Notes

1. Gunston 1989, p.104.
2. Kotelnikov 2005, p. 111.

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
• Kotelnikov, Vladimir. Russian Piston Aero Engines. Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-86126-702-9.