Friday, August 29, 2008

Arrius

IOC: 1981
Total Production: 2,000

Arrius 1

Production: 1,100

Also Known As: Arrius 1A, Arrius 1M

Origin:France

Contractor/s: Turbomeca

Description: The Arrius is a family of turboshaft engines introduced in 1981 to power a wide range of rotary-wing single and twin-engine aircraft. Over 2,000 engines have been produced by Turbomeca (Safran Group) for 430 customers in 60 countries. These engines have logged more than 2.8 million flight hours so far. This engine family features extreme simplicity design and mainly consists of four basic variants: Arrius 1A/1M, Arrius 2F, Arrius 2B1/2B2 and Arrius 2K1/2K2. Power at take-off ranges from 479-shp to 716-shp.

The Arrius 1A/1M engine models have been selected to power Eurocopter's AS355N and AS555N Fennec/Ecureuil helicopters.

Specifications
Dimensions: Height 590 mm, Length 790 mm, Width 440 mm

Power: Power 406 shp

Family Members:
Arrius 2, Arrius 2B2, Arrius 2F, Arrius 2G, Arrius 2K1 Applications
Arrius 2, AS355 Ecureuil, AS355NP Ecureuil

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008

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