RD-45, VK-1, by V.Ya.Klimov

20k photo of RD-45 courtesy of Sergey Andreev	50k and 44k photos, taken by Sergey Andreev at TsIAD hangar. Special regards to Mr. Zrelov (TsIAD director). Images were made with Epson PhotoPC500 camera, Monday 10.11.98.

R.R.Nene (licensed production) initiated whole line of modifications. The first experimental RD-45 was delivered to the NII VVS on May 10, 1948 and was installed on the I-310 S-2. Aircraft was flown on May 27, 1948.

RD-45F	1948?	turbojet	2270kg	I-320 R-1 Il-28 La-168 La-176 La-200 '200' MiG-15 'R' Beriev Tu-12 Tu-14 Tu-81 Tu-77 Su-15 Yak-50
VK-1	1948?	turbojet	2700kg	I-320 R-2 Il-28 La-168 La-176 La-200 '200' MiG-15 R-1 Beriev Tu-12 Tu-14 Tu-81 Tu-77
VK-1A	1952?	turbojet	3100kg	La-200B
VK-1F	1954?	a.b. turbojet	3380kg	I-320 R-2 MiG-17F MiG-17PF

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