The Garrett AiResearch TPE331 is a turboprop engine originally designed by Garrett AiResearch, and has been produced by Honeywell Aerospace since 1999. The TPE331 family includes 18 models and 106 configurations, the engines range from 575 shaft horsepower to 1650 shp [1] The military version is designated the T76.
[edit] Design and development
The TPE331 originated in 1961 as a gas turbine (the "331") to power helicopters.[2] It first went into production in 1963.[3] More than 700 had been shipped by the end of 1973.[4] It was designed to be both a turboshaft (TSE331) and a turboprop (TPE331), but the turboshaft version never went into production; however, over 14,000 TPE331s have been sold since the first engine was produced in 1963, installed on the Aero Commander in 1964 and put into production on the Aero Commander Turbo Commander in June 1965.[5]
[edit] Applications
[edit] Specifications (TPE331-43A)
Cutaway view of a TPE-331
Data from Canadian Museum of Flight[7]
General characteristics
- Type: Single-shaft turboprop with integral gearbox
- Length: 46 in (1168 mm),
- Diameter: 21 in (533 mm)
- Dry weight: 336 lb (153 kg)
Components
- Compressor: Two-stage centrifugal
- Combustors: Reverse annular
- Turbine: Three-stage axial
Performance
[edit] See also
- Related lists
[edit] References
- Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
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