Mikulin AM-38

AM-38
Preserved Mikulin AM-38F engine
Type Liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
National origin USSR
Manufacturer Mikulin
First run 1941
Major applications Ilyushin Il-2
Number built 43,191
Developed from Mikulin AM-35
Developed into Mikulin AM-42

The Mikulin AM-38 was a 1940s Soviet aircraft piston engine. It was a further development of the Mikulin AM-35 design. The AM-38 was used on the Il-2 Shturmovik and Il-10 ground attack aircraft. The AM-38 was installed experimentally in a MiG-3 and tested during August 1941. A slight performance improvement was seen at low-altitude but the engine experienced overheating problems due to the cooling and oil systems remaining unchanged from the AM-35A.

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