Mikulin M-17

M-17
Type Liquid-cooled V12 engine
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Factory No. 26
First run 1930
Major applications Tupolev TB-3, Polikarpov R-5, Beriev MBR-2
Produced 1930–41
Number built 27,534[1]
Developed from BMW VI
Developed into Mikulin AM-34

The Mikulin M-17 was a Soviet-licensed copy of the German BMW VI V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, further developed by Alexander Mikulin and used by Soviet aircraft and tanks during World War II. Production began in 1930 and continued until 1942. More than 27,000 were produced, of which 19,000 were aircraft engines while the rest were used in Soviet tanks of the period.

  1. ^ Gunston (1995), p. XXI