Klimov
Also known as Kirill Klimov Experimental Design Bureau, Klimov OKB
UEC-Klimov () is a Russian manufacturer of gas turbine engines, main gearboxes and accessory drive gearboxes for transport aircraft.
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- JSC UEC-Klimov
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- АО «ОДК-Климов»
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- Joint-stock company
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- Aerospace
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- Saint Petersburg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Piston engines
- Gas turbine engines
- Auxiliary power unit
- References
- External links
UEC-Klimov () is a Russian manufacturer of gas turbine engines, main gearboxes and accessory drive gearboxes for transport aircraft.
Originally established as Kirill Klimov Experimental Design Bureau in Saint-Petersburg under the direction of (Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Кли́мов) (1892–1962), Klimov designed engines for Soviet aircraft based on Renault aircraft engine designs. It may have used the designation Aircraft Repair Factory (aviazavod, ARZ) 117 during the Soviet period.