Volvo Flygmotor RM 8A

Engine RM8 vznikol vývojom turbofanu Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 upravenom on military použitie and with the chamber prídavného spaľovania developed vo Sweden. The engine in cooperation with the company Pratt & Whitney bol vyvíjaný the company Svenska Flygmotor AB (since 1970 Volvo Flygmotor). First tri model serial engines JT8D-1 boli in 1963 supplied by the american výrobcom to Sweden, where sa on them right started vykonávať modifikačné work. The first ofthese motorboat sa rozbehol 6.8.1964. Occurred to nahradeniu niektorých konštrukčných materiálov and to edit, vnútornej aerodynamics and auxiliary agregátov. Serial verzia engineand got označenie RM8A. Poháňala lietadlá SAAB AJ-37, the SK-37, SF-37 and SH-37. Other it vývojom formed špeciálne developed verzia RM8B, intended for pre SAAB JA-37.
The engine is tvorený axiálnym dvojjstupňovým dúchadlom, štvorstupňovým low-pressure kompresorom and a seven-degree high-pressure kompresorom. Spaľovacia chamber is consisting of štvortryskovým spaľovacím systémom an annular shape. The high-pressure turbine has one stage, low pressure turbine is three-stage.

Výrobca - Volvo Flygmotor, according to the bible
Made kusov – 207? pcs (item no. no. 9001 to 9207) (6 pcs for tests at the skúšobnej the stool and 11 motorboat pre flight skúšky, 195 pcs zo serial production)
Obdobie production - DD.06.1968 – DD.MM.YYYY
Dĺžka - 6,15 m
Priemer engineand - 1.35 m (under 2) 1,03 m)
Hmotnosť - 2100 kg
Ťah engineand – 65,6 kN / 6698 kg
Ťah engineand with prídavným spaľovaním - 116 cn / 11 844 kg

Source:
1) Týc, Paul: the SAAB 37 Viggen (1. and 2. part), Aviation and aerospace 2013 / 05, 2013 / 06
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_RM8.
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