Turbomeca Palas

Turbomeca Palas
Sectioned Turbomeca Palas
Type	Turbojet
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Turbomeca
Major applications	Miles Sparrowjet Short SB.4 Sherpa

The Turbomeca Palas is a diminutive centrifugal flow turbojet engine used to power light aircraft. It was designed in 1950 by the French manufacturer Société Turbomeca, and was also produced under licence by Blackburn and General Aircraft in the United Kingdom and Teledyne Continental Motors in the United States.

Contents 1 Applications 2 Specifications 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Applications

• Caproni Trento F.5
• Castel-Mauboussin CM-08R9.8 Cyclope
• CVV 6 Canguro
• Douglas DC-3 (as a booster engine)
• Fouga CM.130
• Ikarus 451
• Ikarus S451M
• Ikarus 452M
• Mantelli AM-12
• Miles Sparrowjet
• Payen Pa 49
• Short SB.4 Sherpa
• SIPA S.200 Minijet
• SIPA S.300
• Somers-Kendall SK-1
• Sud-Ouest Bretagne

Specifications

General characteristics

• Type: turbojet
• Length: 1.2 m (47.25 in)
• Diameter: 405 mm (16 in)
• Dry weight: 72 kg (159 lb)

Components

• Compressor: single-stage centrifugal
• Combustors: annular with rotary fuel injection
• Turbine: single-stage with 24 or 25 blades
• Fuel type: Jet A1

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 1.6 kN (353 lbf)
• Overall pressure ratio: 3.95:1
• Turbine inlet temperature: 700°C
• Fuel consumption: 0.117 kg N^-1 h^-1 (1.15 lb lbf^-1 h^-1 )
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: 22.2 N kg^-1 (2.26 lbf lb^-1)

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines
  

References

External links

• Palas at Minijets.org

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