Turbomeca Piméné
| Piméné | |
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| Type | Turbojet |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Turbomeca |
| First run | 1948 |
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The Turbomeca Piméné was a small French turbojet engine produced by Turbomeca in the early 1950s.[1]
First shown at the 1949 Paris Air Show this engine passed official type tests in 1950.[2] A variant known as the Turbomeca Orédon drove an alternator and was used as an aircraft auxiliary power unit, this name being reused for a later helicopter turboshaft design.[1]
Applications
Specifications
Data from Flight.[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Turbojet
- Length: 80 cm (31.5 in)
- Diameter: 40 cm (15.75 in)
- Dry weight: 54 kg (119 lb)
Components
- Compressor: Single stage axial plus single-stage centrifugal
- Combustors: Single annular combustion chamber
- Turbine: Single-stage
Performance
- Maximum thrust: 1 kN (220 lbf) at 37,000 rpm
- Specific fuel consumption: 1.05 lb/hr/lbf
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1.85
See also
- Related lists
References
- Notes
- 1 2 Gunston 1989, p. 170.
- 1 2 Flight - Type test of the Turbomeca Piméné www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 14 June 2012
- Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Kay, Anthony L. (2007). Turbojet History and Development 1930-1960 Volume 2:USSR, USA, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary (1st ed.). Ramsbury: The Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1861269393.
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