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T700

IOC: 1978
Total Production: 13,212

T700-GE-401C

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 T700-GE-401C is a more powerful version of -401 engines. It was selected to power Sikorsky's H-60 series helicopters.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 400 mm, Length 1,170 mm

Weights: Max Weight 208 kg (459 lb)

Power: Power 1,890 shp

Family Members:
CT7, CT7-8, CT7-8C, CT7-8E, T700-GE-401, 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
AH-1Z King Cobra, HH-60H, MH-60R Strikehawk, MH-60S Knighthawk, SH-60B Seahawk, SH-60F Ocean Hawk, UH-1Y Super Huey News
General Electric Awarded Initial Funding for AH-1Z Helicopter T700-GE-401C Engine

FMS: Brazil Requests S-70 Helicopters and Engines

FMS: Thailand Seeks MH-60S Helicopters

FMS: Colombia Wants UH-60L Medevac Helicopters

Operators

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Taiwan

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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