| AL-31 | |
|---|---|
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| Saturn AL-31FN turbofan engine | |
| Type | Turbofan |
| National origin | USSR/Russia |
| Manufacturer | Lyulka (now NPO Saturn), UMPO, NPC Salyut, HAL India |
| Major applications | Chengdu J-10 Chengdu J-20 Sukhoi Su-27 Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-57 Shenyang J-11 Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B |
The Saturn AL-31 (originally Lyulka) is a family of axial flow turbofan engines, developed by the Lyulka-Saturn design bureau in the Soviet Union, now NPO Saturn in Russia, originally as a 12.5-tonne (122.6 kN, 27,560 lbf) powerplant for the Sukhoi Su-27 long range air superiority fighter. The AL-31 currently powers the Su-27 family of combat aircraft and some variants of the Chengdu J-10 multirole jet fighter. Assembly of the engine is also performed under license in India by HAL, for the Sukhoi Su-30MKI. Improved variants power the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 and Chengdu J-20.