Lyulka AL-31F
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The Lyulka AL-31F is a Soviet/Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine best known for powering the Sukhoi Su-27 family of fighter aircraft and their derivatives.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AL-31F engine | 1 |
| AL-31F turbofan engine | 1 |
| AL-31FP engine | 1 |
| Lyulka AL-31F canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7389335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyulka AL-31F Context triple: [Lyulka AL-21F-3, successor, Lyulka AL-31F]
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A.
Klimov RD-33 turbofan
The Klimov RD-33 is a Russian low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet era, best known for powering the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and its derivatives.
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B.
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine
The Kuznetsov NK-144 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union to power the Tu-144 supersonic transport airliner.
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C.
Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine
The Kolesov RD-36-51 is a Soviet afterburning turbojet engine developed to power early versions of the Tu-144 supersonic transport, providing the high thrust needed for sustained Mach 2 cruise.
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D.
Klimov RD-45
The Klimov RD-45 is a Soviet turbojet engine developed in the late 1940s as an unlicensed copy of the British Rolls-Royce Nene, and used to power early MiG jet fighters.
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E.
Kuznetsov NK-12
The Kuznetsov NK-12 is a powerful Soviet turboprop aircraft engine, renowned for driving the Tu-95 strategic bomber with its distinctive contra-rotating propellers and high-speed performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyulka AL-31F Target entity description: The Lyulka AL-31F is a Soviet/Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine best known for powering the Sukhoi Su-27 family of fighter aircraft and their derivatives.
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A.
Klimov RD-33 turbofan
The Klimov RD-33 is a Russian low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet era, best known for powering the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and its derivatives.
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B.
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine
The Kuznetsov NK-144 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union to power the Tu-144 supersonic transport airliner.
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C.
Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engine
The Kolesov RD-36-51 is a Soviet afterburning turbojet engine developed to power early versions of the Tu-144 supersonic transport, providing the high thrust needed for sustained Mach 2 cruise.
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D.
Klimov RD-45
The Klimov RD-45 is a Soviet turbojet engine developed in the late 1940s as an unlicensed copy of the British Rolls-Royce Nene, and used to power early MiG jet fighters.
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E.
Kuznetsov NK-12
The Kuznetsov NK-12 is a powerful Soviet turboprop aircraft engine, renowned for driving the Tu-95 strategic bomber with its distinctive contra-rotating propellers and high-speed performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | afterburning turbofan engine ⓘ |
| application | fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-spool turbofan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Arkhip Lyulka ⓘ |
| developedFor | Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1980s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| export |
supplied to China
ⓘ
supplied to India ⓘ supplied to various Su-27 operators ⓘ |
| feature |
afterburner
ⓘ
annular combustion chamber ⓘ axial-flow compressor ⓘ single-stage high-pressure turbine ⓘ single-stage low-pressure turbine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1970s ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Saturn ⓘ |
| mounting | under-fuselage nacelles or internal bays ⓘ |
| notableFor | powering the Sukhoi Su-27 family ⓘ |
| operator |
Algerian Air Force
ⓘ
Angolan Air Force ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ Kazakh Air Defense Forces ⓘ People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
Russian Air Force ⓘ Vietnam People's Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Vietnam People’s Air Force
|
| successor |
Saturn AL-41F1S
ⓘ
linked to:
Saturn AL-31F
|
| thrustClass |
approximately 122–125 kN with afterburner
ⓘ
approximately 75 kN dry ⓘ |
| thrustVectoringCapability | available on AL-31FP variant ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chengdu J-10 (license-built variant)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chengdu J-10
Shenyang J-11 (license-built variant) ⓘ
linked to:
Shenyang J-11BS
Shenyang J-15 (license-built variant) ⓘ
linked to:
Shenyang J-15
Shenyang J-16 (license-built variant) ⓘ
linked to:
Shenyang J-16
Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-30 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-33 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-34 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su‑34
Sukhoi Su-35 (early variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-35S
|
| usedOn | twin-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| variant |
AL-31F
ⓘ
AL-31FM ⓘ AL-31FN ⓘ AL-31FP ⓘ
linked to:
AL-31F
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyulka AL-31F Description of subject: The Lyulka AL-31F is a Soviet/Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine best known for powering the Sukhoi Su-27 family of fighter aircraft and their derivatives.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet
linked to: Lyulka AL-31F
linked to: Lyulka AL-31F
linked to: Lyulka AL-31F