Shvetsov ASh-21
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| ASh-21 | |
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| Type | Radial engine |
| Manufacturer | Shvetsov OKB-19 in Perm' |
| First run | 1945 |
| Number built | 7,636 |
| Developed from | Shvetsov ASh-82 |
The Shvetsov ASh-21 (Russian: Швецов АШ-21) is a seven-cylinder single-row air-cooled radial aero engine.
The ASh-21 is basically a single-row version of the Shvetsov ASh-82. The ASh-21 also incorporates a number of parts from the ASh-62 radial engine. Design began in 1945, and by 1947 testing had finished and production had begun. Between 1947 and 1955 7,636 ASh-21 engines had been built in the USSR and beginning in 1952 it was produced in Czechoslovakia as the M-21.
Applications
- Beriev Be-8
- Beriev Be-30 (prototype)
- Yakovlev Yak-11
- Yakovlev Yak-16
