Lycoming T53
The Lycoming T53, (company designation LTC-1) is a turboshaft engine used on helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft (in turboprop form) since the 1950s. It was designed at the Lycoming Turbine Engine Division in Stratford, Connecticut by a team headed by Anselm Franz, who was the chief designer of the famed Junkers Jumo 004 during World War II. A much larger engine, similar in overall design, became the Lycoming T55. Both engines are now produced by Honeywell Aerospace.
Variants
Military designations
- T53-L-1B
- 860 hp (645 kW)
- T53-L-11
- 825 hp (615 kW)
- T53-L-13B
- 1400 shp (1044kW) improved L-11
- T53-L-701
- 1,400 hp (1044 kW) Turboprop variant used on Mohawk and AIDC T-CH-1
- T53-L-703
- 1,800 hp (1343 kW) improved durability variant of the L-13B
Civil designations
- T5311A
- 1100 shp (820kW)
- T5313A
- 1400 shp (1044kW) commercial variant of the L-13
- T5313B
- 1400 shp (1044kW) commercial variant of the L-13
- T5317A
- 1500 shp (1119kW) improved variant of the L-13
- LTC1K-4K
- 1550 shp (1156kW) direct drive variant of the L-13B
Applications
Specifications (T53-L-701)
General characteristics
- Type: Turboshaft
- Length: 58.4 in (1483mm)
- Diameter: 23 in (584mm)
- Dry weight: 688 lb (312kg)
Components
Performance
References
- Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. p. 132. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
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