Turbomeca Makila
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Cutaway view of a Turbomeca Makila | |
Type | Free-turbine turboshaft |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Turbomeca/SAFRAN |
First run | 1976 |
Major applications | Aérospatiale Super Puma Denel Rooivalk |
Number built | 2,200 |
The Turbomeca Makila is a family of French turboshaft engines for helicopter use, first run in 1976 and flown in 1977.[1]
Typical power output is around 1,300 kW (1,700 hp).[2] As of 2012, some 2,200 had been built.[2]
Applications[]
- Puma HC Mk 2
- Aérospatiale Super Puma
- Denel Oryx
- Denel Rooivalk
- Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
- Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma
- Eurocopter EC725
- IAR 330 SM[3]
- Turboliner[citation needed]
Variants[]
- Makila 1A 1240kW (1662shp)
- Makila 1A1 1357kW (1819shp)
- Makila 1A2 1376kW (1845shp)
- Makila 1A4
- Makila 2A 1801kW (2415shp)
- Makila 2A1
- Makila 2B
Specifications (Makila 2A)[]
General characteristics
- Type: Free-turbine turboshaft
- Length: 1,836 mm (72 in)
- Diameter: 498 mm (20 in)
- Dry weight: 278.9 kg (including FADEC)
Components
- Compressor: 3-stage axial flow LP, single-stage centrifugal flow HP (both mounted on HP shaft)
- Combustors: Annular
- Turbine: 2-stage axial flow HP turbine, 2-stage axial flow free power turbine with rearwards output shaft
Performance
- Maximum power output: 1,801kW (2,415 shp)
- Power-to-weight ratio:
See also[]
Related lists
References[]
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- Notes
- ^ Flight International - Turbomeca Makila www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 3 January 2012
- ^ a b SAFRAN - Turbomeca Makila Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine www.turbomeca.com Retrieved: 3 January 2012
- ^ "IAR S.A. Annual Report" (PDF). bvb.ro. Bucharest Stock Exchange. 29 April 2021. p. 2.
- ^ https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/TCDS%20E%20072_Makila%201-issue%2003_%2020170309_0%201.pdf
- ^ Turbomeca Makila - Manufacturer's data sheet. Archived 2012-04-27 at the Wayback Machine www.turbomeca.com Retrieved: 3 January 2012
- ^ [https://twitter.com/safranhcengines/status/860389226139070465
- Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens.
Categories:
- Turbomeca aircraft engines
- 1970s turboshaft engines