Ivchenko AI-14

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AI-14/M462
File:Avia M462RFZ.jpg
Avia M462 on display at the Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik, Wernigerode
TypeRadial engine
National originSoviet Union
ManufacturerIvchenko
First run1950
Major applications

The Ivchenko AI-14 (Russian: Ивченко АИ-14) is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial piston engine designed in the Soviet Union to power aircraft.

A variant known as the M462 was produced under license by Avia.

Variants

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AI-14
AI-14R
Underwent state trials in December 1950 and was used in many types of light aircraft, typically used with a two-bladed propeller and is started with compressed air. Several thousand were built.
AI-14RA
AI-14V
Variant for helicopters and other applications.
AI-14VF
Variant for helicopters and other applications.
AI-14RF
A variant uprated by Ivan Vedeneyev to 300 hp. Its further development is the Vedeneyev M14P family of engines.
Avia M462
Powers the Zlín Z 37 agricultural aircraft.
Zhuzhou HS-6
The designation for AI-14 Licence production in China.
PZL AI-14R
A licensed version of the AI-14R, produced by WSK-Kalisz in Poland from 1956 until 2007.

Applications

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AI-14R engine of a PZL-104 Wilga
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Chinese license-built Zhouzhou HS-6A from BAF PT-6A on display at Bangladesh Military Museum

Specifications (Ivchenko AI-14RA)

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Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83.[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: 9-cylinder, air-cooled, radial, engine
  • Bore: 105 mm (4.125 in)
  • Stroke: 130 mm (5.125 in)
  • Displacement: 10.16 L (620 cu in)
  • Length: 956 mm (37.63 in)
  • Diameter: 985 mm (38.78 in)
  • Dry weight: 197 kg (434 lb)

Components

  • Supercharger: Single stage, single speed, geared centrifugal supercharger
  • Fuel system: K-14A carburetor
  • Oil system: Gear pressure and scavenge pumps
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled
  • Reduction gear: 0.787:1, left-hand tractor

Performance

  • Power output:
  • Power (take-off): 194 kW (260 hp)
  • Power (rated): 164 kW (220 hp)
  • Compression ratio: 5.9:1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Taylor 1982, p. 746.
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