{"product_id":"ivchenko-ai-14r-ai-14ra-engine-manual-collection","title":"Ivchenko AI-14R \/ AI-14RA — Engine Manual Collection","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIvchenko AI-14R \/ AI-14RA — Engine Manual Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUnderstanding What These Engine Manuals Are — and Are Not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are original factory engineering and service publications issued by OKB-478 (Soviet Union) and WSK Kalisz \/ PZL Kalisz (Poland) — not simplified guides, not hobbyist plans, not RC or scale-model references. They assume professional-level technical reading ability: tolerances, material specifications, maintenance sequences, and regulatory references are presented as issued by the original manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo single unified documentation set for the AI-14 series survives in any archive. What exists are individual publications — service manuals, technical descriptions, user's manuals, and maintenance instructions — issued across different production years, languages, and national certification authorities. This collection consolidates the largest known digital grouping of surviving AI-14 series primary-source documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for a simplified illustrated guide to build a replica or an RC model, this is not the right product for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are a researcher, restorer, aero-club engineer, museum professional, or serious enthusiast who needs access to the deepest available layer of surviving primary-source factory documentation for the AI-14R or AI-14RA — this is it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEngine Profile: Ivchenko AI-14R (АИ-14Р)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AI-14R is a Soviet-designed air-cooled, supercharged, geared 9-cylinder single-row radial piston engine first qualified in 1947 and completing state trials in 1950. Designed by Alexander Ivchenko's OKB-478 bureau as a clean-sheet postwar light utility and training engine, it became the backbone of Eastern Bloc and Chinese basic flight training and light utility aviation through the Cold War and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLicensed production was carried out by WSK Kalisz \/ PZL Kalisz in Poland and by Zhuzhou in China. Evolved descendants — including the M14P series — remained in production past 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePrimary Aircraft Applications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMilitary \/ Training:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yakovlev Yak-18, Nanchang CJ-6 (via Chinese HS-6 variant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCivilian \/ Utility:\u003c\/strong\u003e PZL-104 Wilga, Yakovlev Yak-12, Antonov An-14 \"Pchelka\", Kamov Ka-15 \/ Ka-18 (AI-14V helicopter variant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Variants\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14R:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard 260 hp baseline — fixed-wing, 0.787:1 planetary reduction gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14RA:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polish-certified production variant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14RC:\u003c\/strong\u003e Further Polish variant (covered in 1979 maintenance instructions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14V:\u003c\/strong\u003e Helicopter-optimised variant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14RF:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uprated to 300 hp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHuosai HS-6 \/ HS-6A:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chinese licence-built versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvia M462:\u003c\/strong\u003e Czechoslovakian variant for the Zlín Z-37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Air-cooled, supercharged, geared single-row radial piston engine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCylinders:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 (single-row radial)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.16 litres (620 cu in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakeoff Power:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260 hp at 2,600 RPM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBore × Stroke:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105 mm × 130 mm (4.13 in × 5.12 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompression Ratio:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 197 kg (434 lbs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFuel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aviation gasoline, minimum 70–91 octane (B91\/115 or 100LL compatible with proper monitoring)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReduction Gear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.787:1 planetary gear system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupercharger:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single-stage, single-speed centrifugal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStarting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compressed-air mechanism (no electric starter required)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLubrication:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry-sump system — sustained inverted \/ aerobatic flight capable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eManuals Included in This Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14R, 6th Series — Service Manual and Schedule of Periodic Inspections\u003c\/strong\u003e — WSK Kalisz, Warsaw, 1967. Ministry of Transport Civil Aircraft Inspection Board accepted original (serial KA808746). Covers 6th-series production standard AI-14R.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14RA Aero-Engine — Technical Description\u003c\/strong\u003e — WSK Kalisz, Warsaw, 1972. Note: all AI-14R designations in this text are valid for the AI-14RA engine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14RA Aircraft Engine — User's Manual\u003c\/strong\u003e — WSK Kalisz, Warsaw, 1967. Ministry of Transport Civil Aircraft Inspection Board accepted original.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eАИ-14Р — Авиационный Двигатель: Техническое Описание\u003c\/strong\u003e (Russian edition) — Государственное Научно-Техническое Издательство ОБОРОNGИЗ, Moscow, 1961. Soviet primary source, Russian language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAI-14RA \/ AI-14RC — Maintenance, Inspection and Service Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e (Documents WT-14.03.01K \/ WT-14.04.01K) — PZL Kalisz, December 1979. Part I: Maintenance and Inspection; Part II: Service Instructions. Polish version approved by CACA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCurrent Status\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AI-14R remains in active use in preserved vintage aircraft: PZL-104 Wilgas, Yakovlev Yak-12s, Yak-18s, and Nanchang CJ-6 trainers continue to fly. Type certificate intellectual property is held by Ivchenko-Progress (Ukraine) and WSK \"PZL-Kalisz\" (Poland). Active service bulletins and airworthiness directives are monitored via the Polish CAA and national sport aviation authorities overseeing vintage and experimental operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e⚠️ \u003cstrong\u003eRegulatory Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13 and EASA Part-M, any mechanic performing maintenance on an active aircraft must use current, manufacturer-approved revision-controlled data. This archival document does not satisfy that requirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an archival, static-copy edition fixed at its original publication date. Intended for historical reference, flight simulation, museum restoration, and educational use only. Not approved for active airworthiness maintenance under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13, EASA Part-M, or equivalent international regulations. 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