Wednesday, December 03, 2008

TP400-D6

IOC: 2008
Total Production: 800

Origin
France
Germany
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
Europrop International *
MTU Off-Highway
Rolls-Royce
Snecma

Applications
Airbus A400M

Description: The TP400-D6 is a 10,000-hp class turboprop being developed by the EPI Europrop International GmbH consortium (Rolls-Royce - UK, Snecma - France, MTU - Germany and ITP - Spain) to power the A400M military transport aircraft. TP400 is expected to become the largest modern turboprop engine in the world. The turboprop is based on a three-shaft configuration.

The TP400-D6 engine certification has been scheduled for October 2007. The maximum power output for this engine was estimated at 11,000 shaft horsepower. More than 750 engines will be required to power 180+ A400Ms.

Specifications
Power: Power 10,000 shp

News
Europrop International Delivers TP400-D6 Flight Test Engines

Airbus Military A400M Gets Engine

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: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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