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T700

IOC: 1978
Total Production: 13,212

CT7-8

IOC: 2002

Also Known As: CT7-8A, CT7-8B

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: General Electric

Description: The T700 engine was designed for the US Army's UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter as a result of lessons learned in Vietnam. The key requirements of this engine were reliability, operation under adverse environmental conditions and low maintainability.

The CT7-8 engine is the newest commercial derivative of T700 engine family. It has been designed jointly with FiatAvio from Italy to power the S-92 multirole helicopter.

The CT7-8A engine features an advanced, higher-flow compressor designed with new three-dimensional aerodynamic technology, a full authority digital electronic control (FADEC) system, and hot-section and turbine components proven in millions of flight hours on the CT7-9 engine.

Following Canada selection of Sikorsky's H-92 Cyclone for its $3 billion maritime helicopter project. The General Electric's CT7-8A turboshaft engines was selected to power Canada's H-92 twin-engine helicopters. These engines will be assembled, inspected, tested, repaired and overhauled locally.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 660 mm, Length 1,240 mm

Weights: Max Weight 244 kg (538 lb)

Power: Power 2,520 shp

Family Members:
CT7, CT7-8C, CT7-8E, T700-GE-401, T700-GE-401C, T700-GE-700, T700-GE-701, T700-GE-701C, T700-GE-701D, T700-T6A, T700-T6A1, T700-T6E, T700-T6E1, T706-GE-700 Related Equipment
Derived from: T700-GE-700

Applications
MH-92, S-92 Operators

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Canada / 56

United States of America

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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