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T700

IOC: 1978
Total Production: 13,212

T700-T6A

Also Known As: T6A

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 T6A engine is a derivative of T700 engine. T6A was selected to power Italian EH101 helicopters. T6A is a military variant of CT7-6 civil engine.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 400 mm, Length 1,190 mm

Weights: Max Weight 220 kg (485 lb)

Power: Power 2,000 shp

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

Operators

Italy

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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