Sunday, September 07, 2008

Shakti

IOC: August 2007

Origin:India

Contractor/s: Turbomeca (81%), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (19%)

Description: The Shakti is a turboshaft engine jointly developed by Turbomeca (France) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to power weaponized variants of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH). It made its maiden flight powering Dhruv on August 16, 2007. The Shakti engine delivers 30 percent more power than TM333-2B2 power plant, which also powers the Dhruv, and features 19 percent of components developed in India. The Shakti may be the prime candidate for powering the future Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) also being developed by HAL.

Specifications
Power: Power 1,300 shp

Applications
Dhruv News
Shakti Engine Makes Maiden Flight Powering Weaponized Dhruv

Operators

India

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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