Mikulin AM-3

The Mikulin AM-3 (also called RD-3M) was a turbojet engine developed in the Soviet Union by Alexander Mikulin.

Design and development
The development of the high-performance single-shaft engine began in 1948. The engine was used in different versions for the Tupolev Tu-16 and Tu-104, as well as the Myasishchev M-4. It had a single-stage low-pressure and an eight-stage high-pressure compressor, powered by a two-stage high-pressure turbine.

Variants

 * AM-3: first series version
 * AM-3A:
 * AM-3D: Version for M-4 with 85.6 kN thrust
 * AM-3M-200: AM-3M-500, AM-3M-500A: developed further versions with 93.1 kN
 * WP-8: Chinese copy of the AM-3 with 93.1 kN thrust for the Xian H-6 (reproduction of the Tu-16)