Turbomeca Makila

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A Turbomeca Makila

The Turbomeca Makila is a shaft turbine from the French manufacturer Safran Helicopter Engines specially designed to drive helicopters .

history

The first run of the engine took place in 1977 and from 1980 it was launched on the market. Up to now (2/2006) it has been produced in five variants. To date (early 2013) around 2200 pieces of this type have been produced.

Technical specifications

The engine has two separate shafts. The gas generator consists of a four-stage compressor, the first three stages having an axial design, the fourth being radial. The combustion chamber is designed as an annular combustion chamber and works on a two-stage axial turbine. The power turbine is also designed as a two-stage axial turbine. The output speed is approximately 23,000 min -1 . The engine has had FADEC controls since 1985 .

variant Starting power Continuous output MTBO Dimensions (L, H, W) Weight commitment
1A 1240 kW 1130 kW 2117 × 673 × 498 mm 243 kg Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
1A1 1357 kW 1185 kW 3000 h 2117 × 673 × 498 mm 241 kg Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
1A2 1376 kW 1236 kW 3000 h 2117 × 673 × 498 mm 247 kg Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
2A 1303 kW 1303 kW 3500 h 2115 × 668 × 785 mm 279 kg Eurocopter EC 225 and Eurocopter EC 725
1K2 1376 kW 1236 kW Atlas CSH-2 Rooivalk
? ? ? Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

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