NPO Saturn
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NPO Saturn (НПО Сатурн) is a Russian aircraft engine manufacturer, formed from the mergers of Rybinsk and Lyul'ka-Saturn. Saturn's engines power many former Eastern Bloc aircraft, such as the Tupolev Tu-154. Saturn holds a 50% stake in the PowerJet joint venture with Snecma Moteurs. The company, founded by Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev, has its headquarters in the town of Rybinsk.
[edit] Turbojets
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- AL-31
- PowerJet SaM146 (50/50 with SNECMA)
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