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Technically two other companies also did: - Kuznetsov Design Bureau, now JSC Kuznetsov, designed the NK-144 which powered the Tu-144S - Kolesov Design Bureau,
by masklinn 4y ago
Technically two other companies also did:
- Kuznetsov Design Bureau, now JSC Kuznetsov, designed the NK-144 which powered the Tu-144S
- Kolesov Design Bureau, now NPO Saturn, designed the RD-36-51 which replaced the NK-144 in the Tu-144D
Both are now under the UEC state-owned group.
- hef19898 4y agoThe aerospace industry of the USSR is something, isn't it? Fun fact, they used the metric system for everything, including flight controls. Was, aparently, quite a problem for all countries that continued to use Soviet aircraft after they joined NATO.