Continental T51
The Continental CAE T51 was a small turboshaft engine produced by Continental Aviation and Engineering (CAE) under license from Turbomeca. A development of the Artouste, it was followed by three additional turboshaft engines, the T72, the T65, and the T67.[1] However, none of these engines, including the T51, entered full production. CAE abandoned turboshaft development in 1967 after the XT67 lost to the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T (T400) to power the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey.[2]
Variants and derivatives
- XT51-1 (Model 210)
- Based on the Artouste I; 280 shp.[3]
- XT51-3 (Model 220-2)
- Based on the Artouste II; 425 shp.[4]
- XT72 (Model 217-5)
- Based on the Turbomeca Astazou; 600 shp.[5]
- XT65 (Model 217-10)
- A scaled-down version of the Astazou; competed against the Allison T63 to power the Light Observation Helicopter; 305 shp.[6]
- XT67 (Model 217A)
- two engines driving a common gearbox; based on the Astazou X and T72; 1,540 shp.[7]
Applications
- XT51-1
- XT51-3
- XT67
- XT72
Specifications (T51-3)
General characteristics
- Type: Turboshaft
- Length:
- Diameter:
- Dry weight:
Components
Performance
See also
- Related development
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
- ↑ Leyes, p. 113
- ↑ Leyes, p. 121
- ↑ Leyes, p. 113
- ↑ Leyes, p. 113
- ↑ Leyes, p. 113
- ↑ Leyes, p. 116
- ↑ Leyes, p. 120
- Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
- Leyes II, Richard A.; William A. Fleming (1999). The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1-56347-332-1.
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