Friday, September 05, 2008

T800

IOC: 1993

T800-LHT-801

IOC: 2001

Origin:United Kingdom, United States of America

Contractor/s: Honeywell, Rolls-Royce

Description: The T800 is a family of turboshaft engines developed jointly between Honeywell and Rolls Royce under the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC). These engines are rated between 1,300 - 1,800-shp featuring modular design and ease of maintenance. The T800 engine was developed to power high performance light/medium helicopters operating in the military range such as the US Army RAH-66 Comanche (now cancelled).

LHTEC T800-LHT-801 was a variant of T800-LHT-800 turbine engine provided with increased power and intended to power production RAH-66 Comanche helicopters from 2006. Ultimately, the RAH-66 Comanche was cancelled by the US Army in 2004.

Specifications
Power: Power 1,521 shp

Family Members:
CTS800, T800-LHT-800 Related Equipment
Derived from: T800-LHT-800

Applications
RAH-66 Comanche

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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