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The Shvetsov M-11 is a five-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine produced in the Soviet Union between 1923 and 1952.<ref>Gunston 1989, p.158.</ref>

Design and developmentEdit

The Shvetsov M-11 was designed under a 1923 competition in the Soviet Union for a new engine to power trainer aircraft. It is a single-row five-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine with aluminum cylinder heads. Like the American Kinner B-5 5-cylinder radial of similar size, the M-11 had individual camshafts for each cylinder, operating the pushrods, rather than a single central cam ring. The initial versions of the M-11 suffered from a short service life of only 50 hours. The basic M-11 engine had a power output of 100 hp (73 kW), the newer M-11D variant was higher at 125 hp (92 kW). The ultimate version, M-11FR, introduced in 1946, increased power output to 160 hp at 1,900 rpm on takeoff and 140 hp at cruise and had provisions for a variable-pitch propeller, accessory drive (for vacuum pumps, compressors, generators, etc.) and featured a floatless carburetor.

VariantsEdit

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M-100
Designation of prototype and initial designs.
M-11
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M-11a
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M-11/A
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M-11B
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M-11D
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M-11E
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M-11F
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M-11FM
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M-11FR
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M-11FR-1
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M-11FN
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M-11G
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M-11I
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M-11K
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M-11L
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M-11M
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M-11V
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M-11Ya:A projected development of the M-11 at GAZ-41. The prototype was run but results were unsatisfactory, re-designated M-12
M-11Ye
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Further developmentsEdit

3M-11
An alternative designation for the M-50 three cylinder derivative of the M-11
M-12
A Template:Convert development of the M-11 by M.A. Kossov, un-related to the NAMI-100, which had been earlier designated M-12.
M-12 (M-11Ya)
A projected development of the M-11 at GAZ-41. The prototype was run but results were unsatisfactory, re-designated from M-11Ya
M-13 (M-13K)
A 1944 development by M.A. Kossov to be assembled from various M-11 variants
M-13
In parallel with the M-13K, E.V. Urmin at GAZ-41 mated cylinders from the M-11D with new crankshaft and crankcase
M-13
A later M-13 was created by I.A. Muzhilov at OKB-41 in 1946. Despite passing state acceptance test in June 1948, this engine was not put into production.
M-48
A 7-cylinder further development at GAZ-29 Template:Convert
M-49
A 9-cylinder further development at GAZ-29 Template:Convert / Template:Convert
M-50
A 3-cylinder further development at GAZ-29 Template:Convert
M-51
A 5-cylinder further development at GAZ-29 Template:Convert / Template:Convert
MG-11
Development of the M-51 at the NIIGVF (Nauchno-Issledovatel'skiy Institut Grazdahnskovo Vozdooshnovo Flota - civil air fleet scientific test institute) by M.A. Kossov. Template:Convert / Template:Convert
MG-21
Development of the M-48 at the NIIGVF by M.A. Kossov. Template:Convert / Template:Convert
MG-31
Development of the M-49 at the NIIGVF by M.A. Kossov. Template:Convert / Template:Convert
MG-50
A projected 18 cylinder, two-row radial derived from M-11 components by M.A. Kossov. Template:Convert / Template:Convert

ApplicationsEdit

The M-11 powered a number of Soviet, Bulgarian and Polish aircraft. The M-11 remained in production until 1952 with an estimated total of over 100,000 engines made. Several hundreds of M-11D and M-11FR-1 variants were manufactured under license in the Polish WSK-Kalisz works in Kalisz. It was also used for the up-engined GAZ-98K aerosani winter-used sled in a pusher configuration, and as the standard powerplant for the similar NKL-26 propeller-driven sledges during the World War II years.

Specifications (M-11A)Edit

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See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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NotesEdit

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BibliographyEdit

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  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. Template:ISBN
  • Kotelnikov, Vladimir. Russian Piston Aero Engines. Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. Template:ISBN.

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