Rolls-Royce AE 2100

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Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 of a C-130J in Ramstein , 2010

The AE 2100 is a turboprop - engine , which by the Allison Engine Company (now part of Rolls-Royce was North America) developed.

It is a turboprop variant of the turbofan -Triebwerks Rolls-Royce T406 (AE-1107C Liberty) and shares with it and the Rolls-Royce AE 3007 the same high-pressure part. It was the first to use a fully digital control ( FADEC ) for engine and propeller control .

Technical specifications

The twin-shaft engine is approved for an output in the range 2,685 to 3,500 kW. It has a fourteen -stage high - pressure compressor and a two-stage high - pressure turbine . The two-stage low-pressure turbine drives the drive shaft for the propeller via a gearbox .

Further technical data (AE2100J):

  • Power: 3,423 kW
  • Length: 2.9 m
  • Diameter: 0.73 m
  • Weight: 744 kg
  • Print ratio: 16.6

Versions

AE2100A of a Saab 2000

There are several versions of the engine, the civilian AE2100A and J and the military variants AE2100D2 and D3. The main differences between the military and civilian variants are the lack of an oil tank and their greater length.

commitment

The engine uses new six-blade propellers from Dowty for use on the 50-seater Saab 2000 and the Lockheed Hercules C-130J transport aircraft. According to Lockheed, each engine develops 4,591 shaft horsepower, an increase of about 300 horsepower over the engines in the "H" version of the C-130.

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