Avco-Lycoming AGT1500
| AGT1500 | |
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| U.S. Marines load an AGT1500 engine back into an M1A1 Abrams tank at Camp Coyote, Kuwait in February 2003. | |
| Type | Turboshaft gas turbine |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lycoming Engines Honeywell Aerospace |
| Major applications | M1 Abrams |
The Honeywell AGT1500 is a gas turbine engine. It is the main powerplant of the M1 Abrams series of tanks. The engine was originally designed and produced by the Lycoming Turbine Engine Division in the Stratford Army Engine Plant. In 1995, production was moved to the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama after the Stratford Army Engine Plant was shut down.[1]
Engine output peaks at 1,500 hp (1,120 kW), with 2,750 lb-ft (3,754 N-m) of torque at that peak,[2] which occurs at 3000 RPM.[3] This is output after a 10:1 reduction gearset in the engine assembly.[4] Maximum torque of 3950 lb-ft (5,355 N-m) is reached at 1000 RPM.[5] The engine can use a variety of fuels, including jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and Marine Diesel.[2]
During the early 1970s, the AGT1500 was developed into the PLT27, a flight-weight turboshaft for use in helicopters. This engine lost to the General Electric GE12 (T700) in three separate competitions to power the UH-60, AH-64, and SH-60.[6]
References
- ^ Stratford Army Engine Plant (SAEP) Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ a b AGT1500 page, Honeywell.
- ^ "AGT 1500 Battle Tank Turboshaft Engine". Honeywell International. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Textron Lycoming AGT 1500 Turboshaft". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Textron Lycoming AGT 1500 Turboshaft". turbokart.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Leyes, p. 218
- Leyes II, Richard A.; William A. Fleming (1999). "5". The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1-56347-332-1.
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