Commercial running for passenger transportation:
D-30 I Series Since September, 1967;
D-30 II Series Since 1970;
D-30 III Series Since 1982
Turbojet, bypass, two-shaft, with two-stage compressor and mixed flow.
- I series - without a thrust reverser;
- II series - with a thrust reverser;
- III series 5-th stage of low pressure compressor was added (payload increase by 3 to 4 T; performance improvement), with a reverser.
D-30 is the most efficient and perfect engine of its generation. Its reliability rate exceeds a required level by several times.