The HAL/Turbomeca Shakti (called the Ardiden 1H by Turbomeca) is a turboshaft helicopter engine jointly developed by India and France. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL) based in Bangalore, India, is one of Asia 's largest Aerospace companies Turbomeca is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power Gas turbine Turboshaft engines for Helicopters The company also produces A turboshaft engine is a form of Gas turbine which is optimized to produce Shaft power, rather than Jet thrust. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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History
HAL and Turbomeca have had a long history of joint industrial helicopter development in India, going back to the 1960s. In 1961, Turbomeca granted a manufacturing license for the Artouste turboshaft engine to equip the Indian Chetak and Cheetah helicopters[1]. Applications Aérospatiale Alouette II Aérospatiale Alouette III Aerospatiale Lama Aerotécnica WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The development of the Shakti/Ardiden 1H project was initiated in 1999 by the two companies to power the HAL Dhruv helicopter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout However, several factors including the US embargo following India's 1998 nuclear tests forced the project to run behind schedule. Pokharan-II refers to test explosions of five Nuclear devices three on 11 May and two on 13 May 1998 conducted by India Hence, early models of the Dhruv used the less powerful Turbomeca TM 333-2B2 engine as a contigency. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The first test flight of the Dhruv with the new Shakti engine took place on 16 August 2007[2]. By late 2007, HAL started fitting the Shakti engines for Dhruvs produced from then.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Type: Turboshaft
- Length:
- Diameter:
- Dry weight:
Components
- Compressor: Two centrifugal compressor stages, coupled to a single-stage high-pressure turbine. A turboshaft engine is a form of Gas turbine which is optimized to produce Shaft power, rather than Jet thrust.
Performance
- Power output: 900 kW (1,200 shp)
- Power-to-weight ratio:
Applications
References
External links
Power-to-weight ratio (specific power is a calculation commonly applied to Engines and other mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH is a combat helicopter currently being developed in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for use by the IndianDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic