 In , the D-27 engine was proposed for the 150-162 seat Yakovlev Yak-46 airliner.This twin-engined derivative of the three-engine Yakovlev Yak-42 would mount the two D-27 engines on the rear fuselage.At the time, the D-27 had a fan, produced at takeoff resulting in a thrust of , and had a thrust specific fuel consumption (SFC) of at a cruise speed of .