Aleksandr Mikulin

Alexander Mikulin
Born	(1895-02-14)February 14, 1895 Vladimir
Died	May 13, 1985(1985-05-13) (aged 90) Moscow
Nationality	Soviet
Engineering career
Institutions	Mikulin OKB
Projects	Tsar Tank
Significant design	Mikulin AM-34

Alexander Alexandrovich Mikulin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Мику́лин) (February 14 (O.S. February 2), 1895, Vladimir – May 13, 1985, Moscow) was a Soviet Russian aircraft engine designer and chief designer in the Mikulin OKB. His achievements include the first Soviet liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, the Mikulin AM-34, and the Mikulin AM-3 turbojet engine for the Soviet Union's first jet airliner, the Tupolev Tu-104. Mikulin also took part in the Tsar Tank project.

Engines

• M-17 - BMW VI built under licence
• AM-34
• AM-35
• AM-37
• AM-38
• AM-39
• AM-42
• AM-43 - high-altitude engine, used on Tupolev Tu-1
• AM-44
• AM-45
• AM-46
• AM-47
• AM-2
• AM-3/RD-3
• AM-5 - renamed Tumansky RD-9 after Sergei Tumansky replaced Alexander Mikulin