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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n aircraft engine manufacturer, formed from the mergers of Rybinsk and Lyul'ka-Saturn (after Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyul'ka , was a Soviet scientist and designer of jet engines of Ukrainian origin, head of the OKB Lyulka, member of the USSR Academy of Sciences....
). Saturn's engines power many former Eastern Bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
aircraft, such as the Tupolev
Tupolev
Tupolev is a Russian aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Basmanny District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. Known officially as Public Stock Company Tupolev, it is the successor of the Tupolev OKB or Tupolev Design Bureau headed by the Soviet aerospace engineer A.N. Tupolev...
Tu-154
Tupolev Tu-154
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engine medium-range narrow-body airliner designed in the mid 1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. As the mainstay 'workhorse' of Soviet and Russian airlines for several decades, it serviced over a sixth of the world's landmass and carried half of all passengers flown...
. Saturn holds a 50% stake in the PowerJet
PowerJet
PowerJet is a 50-50 joint venture held by Snecma and NPO Saturn, created in July 2004. The company is in charge of the management of the SaM146 program including studies, production, marketing and after-sales support....
joint venture with Snecma
Snecma
Snecma is a major French manufacturer of engines for commercial and military aircraft, and for space vehicles. The name is an acronym for Société Nationale d'Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation .In 2005, the Snecma group, which included Snecma ,...
. The company, founded by Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev
Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev
Dr. Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev was a Russian engineer born in Alekino in Kineshma District of Ivanovo Oblast...
, has its headquarters in the town of Rybinsk
Rybinsk
Rybinsk is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers. Population: It is served by Rybinsk Staroselye airport.-Early history:...
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Turbofans
- AL-31Lyulka AL-31-See also:-External links:* - AL-31 F aircraft turbofan engine* *...
- AL-41
- 36MT, developed for the Kh-59MKh-59The Kh-59 Ovod is a Russian TV-guided cruise missile with a two-stage solid-fuel propulsion system and 115 km range. The Kh-59M Ovod-M is a variant with a bigger warhead and turbojet engine...
family of air-launched tactical missiles - PowerJet SaM146PowerJet SaM146|-See also:-External links:* * * * *...
(50/50 with SnecmaSnecmaSnecma is a major French manufacturer of engines for commercial and military aircraft, and for space vehicles. The name is an acronym for Société Nationale d'Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation .In 2005, the Snecma group, which included Snecma ,...
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