Friday, August 29, 2008

Arrius

IOC: 1981
Total Production: 2,000

Arrius 2

IOC: 1996

Also Known As: Arrius 2B, Arrius 2B1, Arrius 2B1A, Arrius 2B1B

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 2 is a derivative of Arrius 1 turboshaft engine. Arrius 2 (2B/2B1/2B1A/2B1B/2B2) engines have been selected to power the EC 135 civil helicopter and the EC 635 military helicopter (2B1 and 2B2 engine models). Arrius 2B1 entered service in 2001.

Specifications
Dimensions: Height 690 mm, Length 1,160 mm, Width 520 mm

Weights: Max Weight 114 kg (251 lb)

Power: Power 589 shp

Family Members:
Arrius 1, Arrius 2B2, Arrius 2F, Arrius 2G, Arrius 2K1 Related Equipment
Derived from: Arrius 1

Applications
EC135

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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