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Soloviev was a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 design bureau
OKB
OKB is a transliteration of the Russian acronym for "Опытное конструкторское бюро" - Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro, meaning Experimental Design Bureau...

 for aircraft engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...

s, led by Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev
Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev
Dr. Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev was a Russian engineer born in Alekino in Kineshma District of Ivanovo Oblast...

. It first became notable for the D-15 engine that powered the Myasishchev M-50
Myasishchev M-50
-External links:* http://www.aviation.ru/Mya/#50* *...

 in 1957
1957 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1957:- Events :* The Douglas AIR-2 Genie unguided air-to-air missile enters service with the United States Air Force...

. Other notable designs included the D-25
Soloviev D-25
The Soloviev D-25V is a gas-turbine turboshaft engine for use in helicopters.V mean vertoletny , for helicopters.Take off power: 5500 hp.Serial production since May, 1960.-Applications:* Mi-6 helicopter* Mi-10 helicopter...

 turboshaft and D-20
Soloviev D-20
The Soloviev D-20 is a low bypass turbofan engine rated at 52.9 kN thrust. It is built by the Soloviev Design Bureau. The engine is used on the Tupolev Tu-124....

 and D-30
Soloviev D-30
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 turbofans.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...

, the bureau became part of the Aviadvigatel
Aviadvigatel
Aviadvigatel OJSC is a developer and builder of aero-engines for Ilyushin Il-76MF, Ilyushin Il-96, Tupolev Tu-204, Tupolev Tu-214, and other aircraft...

company. One modern engine in current use is the Aviadvigatel PS-90
Aviadvigatel PS-90
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.

Current products

  • Soloviev D-20
    Soloviev D-20
    The Soloviev D-20 is a low bypass turbofan engine rated at 52.9 kN thrust. It is built by the Soloviev Design Bureau. The engine is used on the Tupolev Tu-124....

    P Turbofan, powers the Tupolev Tu-124.
  • Soloviev D-25
    Soloviev D-25
    The Soloviev D-25V is a gas-turbine turboshaft engine for use in helicopters.V mean vertoletny , for helicopters.Take off power: 5500 hp.Serial production since May, 1960.-Applications:* Mi-6 helicopter* Mi-10 helicopter...

    V Turboshaft, powers Mil Mi-6, Mi-10.
  • Soloviev D-30
    Soloviev D-30
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     Turbofan, powers Tupolev Tu-134A-3,A-5,B.
  • Soloviev D-30
    Soloviev D-30
    - External links :* * * *...

    F6 Turbofan, powers Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31.
  • Soloviev D-30
    Soloviev D-30
    - External links :* * * *...

    K Turbofan, powers Ilyushin Il-62M, Il-76MD,TD, Beriev A-40,A-50 and the Tupolev Tu-154.
  • Aviadvigatel PS-90
    Aviadvigatel PS-90
    |-See also:-External links:**...

    Turbofan, powers Ilyushin Il-76TD-90,MD-90, Il-96-300,-400,T, and the Tupolev Tu-204,Tu-214 series.
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