General Electric T31

The General Electric T31 was the first American turboprop engine. It has been derived from the General Electric J31 by the engine shaft is extended forward, and a reduction gear is attached. As with the J31 decreed the engine via a radial compressor and a single stage turbine. During the test phase, it was initially the name of General Electric TG -100.

Was first flown the engine on 21 December 1945 as Bugtriebwerk the Convair XP -81, after there had been repeated difficulties that had delayed the project. Furthermore, intervention took the T31 at the Ryan XF2R -1. A converted Curtiss C-46 was fitted to the right wing with a T31. Before it came to the first flight, the ( Curtiss XC -113 called ) machine crashed to the ground.

A total of 28 engines of this type were made ​​, but did not provide the expected performance. They were used for testing purposes only.

Specifications

  • Weight: 902 kg
  • Interpretation shaft power: 1647 kW
  • Achieved Power: about 1110 kW
  • Residual thrust 2.6 kN
  • Turbine Maximum speed: 13,000 min-1
  • Output speed: 1145 min-1
  • Specific consumption: 421 g / kWh
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