Rolls-Royce AE 2100
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
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
- AE2100A
- Saab 2000
- N250 - Prototype from IPTN in Indonesia
- AE2100D3
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.
See also
Web links / sources
- AE 2100 product website at Rollen-royce.com
- Manufacturer data sheet of the engine (English)
- EASA-TCDS-E.040 (PDF; 247 kB) - Type certification of the "AE 2100" series