Progress D-18T

D-18T
D-18T engine installed on an Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" prototype
Type Turbofan
National origin Soviet Union/Ukraine
Manufacturer Motor Sich
Designed by Ivchenko-Progress
First run 1980
Major applications Antonov An-124
Antonov An-225
Number built 188[1]

The Progress D-18T (or Lotarev D-18T) is a triple-shaft, 51,500 lbf (229 kN) high-bypass turbofan, powering the Antonov An-124 and An-225 large freighters.

Design and development

The engine was developed in the early 1980s by the Ukrainian Ivchenko-Progress design bureau.[2] It is manufactured by the Motor Sich factory in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. It was the first engine in the USSR that could deliver more than 20,000 kgf (~196 kN or ~44,000 lbf) of thrust. The first start of a full-scale engine occurred on September 19, 1980, the An-124 maiden flight on December 24, 1982 and the engine passed official bench tests on December 19, 1985.

An upgraded 3M version was developed to reduce emissions and increase the life of the hot section to 14,000 h, and is introduced on An-124s of Antonov Airlines.[2] Currently 188 D-18T engines are in operation with a total flight time of over 1 million hours.

Applications

Three D-18T engines on Antonov An-225 Mriya

Specifications (D-18T)

One of the four D-18T of an Antonov An-124

Data from forecastinternational.com[3]

General characteristics

  • Type: Three-spool high bypass turbofan engine with a single-stage fan
  • Length: 5.4 m (212.6 in)
  • Width: 2.93 m (115.6 in)
  • Height: 2.79 m (109.9 in)
  • Fan diameter: 2.33 m (91.73 in)
  • Diameter:
  • Dry weight: 4,100 kg (9,039 lb)

Components

  • Compressor: Seven-stage IP compressor, seven-stage axial HP compressor
  • Combustors: Annular combustion system
  • Turbine: Single-stage HP turbine, single-stage IP turbine, four‑stage LP turbine

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ D18T at deagel.com
  2. 1 2 Guy Norris (Oct 10, 2018). "Freighter Growth And Possible An-124 Reengining Boost CF6 Prospects". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  3. ↑ D-18 by Lotarev
  • D-18T Series 3 Turbofan Aero Engine - SE Ivchenko-Progress
  • Information about D-18T engine, Ivchenko-Progress, archived from the original on 2012-02-14
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