Survey summarizes current progress made stating name of companies and types of engines they produce in United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Soviet Union; examples of typical turboshaft engines, such as Bristol Siddeley Nimbus used in Westland Scout and Wasp; Bristol Siddeley Gnome is used in medium helicopters such as Westland Whirlwind and Wessex 2 and 5, Agusta Bell 204B and Boeing Vertol 107; General Electric T64, licensed by Bristol Siddeley, is used in heavy Sikorsky CH-53A and Hughes XV9A research helicopter; engine installation requirements; methods of control and examples of various approaches.


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    Title :

    Helicopter powerplants -- World scene


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Contributors:
    Dobson, G. (author)

    Published in:

    Flight ; 87 , n 2913


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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