Turbomeca Artouste

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The Turbomeca Artouste is a shaft gas turbine from the French manufacturer Turbomeca . The main customer was the Aérospatiale company , which installed the engines in helicopters . A reduction gear with a reduction ratio of around 6: 1 is flanged directly to the engine.

variants

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According to TCDS, the Alouette II is operated with a different type of engine. See discussion. - I Fix Planes - (Speak) 18:11, 13 Dec. 2013 (CET)

Artouste II B1 / C / C5 / C6

Artouste II C6 in the Air Force Museum Berlin-Gatow

These engine variants were built into the Aérospatiale Alouette II ; the first series-built helicopter powered by a shaft power turbine. The Artouste II was certified on May 2, 1957 and 1445 were built by 1964. It was also produced under license in the UK by Bristol Siddeley and in India by HAL .

Artouste III B

Turbomeca Artouste IIIB

Version III B drives the helicopters Aérospatiale SA-315 "Lama" and Aérospatiale SA-319 "Alouette III". It was certified on December 15, 1961. This engine is still installed today.

Technical specifications

(Source: given links)
Parameter Data Artouste II C6 Data Artouste III B
Years of construction 1955-1964 1969 – today
Direction of rotation Clockwise in the direction of flight counterclockwise
Max. rotational speed  34,000 rpm 33,500 rpm
Fuel consumption 150 kg / h 195 kg / h
Shaft power 250 kW 640 kW (unrestricted), 440 kW (throttled)
  1. ↑ looking at the inlet from the front
  2. ↑ one always refers to the flight direction

Web links

Commons : Turbomeca Artouste  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Sylvain Tarrano: Turbomoteur ARTOUSTE IIC n ° 2121. Ailes Anciennes de Haute-Savoie, March 16, 2008, accessed December 27, 2010 (French).