1951-1952

VK-5, VK-5F and VK-7 engines developed.

1951

VK-2 turboprop engine developed for Tupolev and Ilyushin series aircraft.

16.02.1952

First test flights of the MiG-17F jet fighter with the VK-1F afterburner-equipped engine.

17.02.1952

Maiden flight of the Il-28R intelligence aircraft with the VK-5 engine.

30.05.1952

Maiden flight of the R-1 seaplane.

1956

Development of the first dual-flow engine (VK-3) for the I-3U high-altitude supersonic jet.

1957

Development of VK-13, the first engine with turbine blade cooling.