Turbomeca

Infobox Company
company_name = Turbomeca S.A.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1938
location = Bordes, France
key_people =
industry = Aerospace & Defence
| products = Turboshaft and jet engines
revenue = € 870 million (2006)
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = 5,178 (2006)
parent = SAFRAN S.A.
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.turbomeca.com www.turbomeca.com]
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Turbomeca is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power gas turbine turboshaft engines for helicopters. The company also produces gas turbine engines for aircraft and missiles, as well as turbines for land, industrial and marine applications. SNECMA Group acquired the company in September 2001.

History

It was founded in 1938 by Yosef Shidlovsky, a Polish Jew who moved to France.

From 1950, Turbomeca produced the tiny centrifugal flow Palas turbojet, producing 1.6 kN (353 lbf). The Palas was also produced by Blackburn and General Aircraft in the UK and Continental Motors in the USA. From 1957, it manfactured the Bastan turboprop for the Aérospatiale N 262 airliner.

Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited was established in 1968 to develop the Adour jet engine for the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar. The company went on to develop the RTM322 turboshaft, which powers Westland WAH-64, and some models of the AgustaWestland EH101 and NHI NH90.

In 2001 Turbomeca and Rolls-Royce won a $1 billion USD contract to equip 399 German, French and Dutch NH90 helicopters with their RTM322 engines.

Engine models

Turboprops/turboshafts

"Most Turbomeca engines bears the names of Pyrenees mountains."

* Arriel
* Arrius
* Artouste
* Astazou
* Makila
* Marboré
* Turbomeca TM 333
* Turmo

Joint projects

* Ardiden/Shakti - joint project with HAL
* MTR390 - joint project with MTU and Rolls-Royce
* RTM322 - joint project with Rolls-Royce

Turbojets

* Adour - joint project with Rolls-Royce
* Palas

References

External links

* [http://www.turbomeca.com/public/turbomeca_v2/html/en/home/home.php Official web site]