EKR Ramjet

Designer: Bondaryuk. Developed in: 1953-54. Application: EKR Stage 2. Propellants: Air/Kerosene. Thrust(vac): 6.130 kN (1,378 lbf). Isp: 1,580 sec. Burn time: 800 sec. Chambers: 1. Country: Russia. Status: Study 1953.

Study for an experimental winged cruise missile. Not developed but formed basis for Burya and Buran missiles. Thrust is maximum thrust at cruise altitude. Specific impulse is that at cruise design point.

EKR Ramjet used on Rocket Stages

Used on stage: EKR Stage 2. on launch vehicle: EKR.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Semenov, Yuri P Editor, Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya 'Energia' imeni S P Koroleva, Moscow, Russia, 1996. Russian in-house history of the Energia Corporation and its predecessors. Unprecedented detail, photographs, designations, and drawings, on the products of Korolev's OKB.

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