Rolls-Royce AE 2100
There is a turboprop variant of the turbofan engine Rolls- Royce T406 (AE 1107C -Liberty ) and falls with him and the Rolls- Royce AE 3007 the same high-pressure part. It was the first, which began each a fully digital control ( FADEC) for engine and propeller control.
Specifications
The two- shaft engine is approved for a power in the range 2685-3500 kW. It has a fourteen- stage high- pressure compressor and a two stage high pressure turbine. The two-stage low pressure turbine also drives, via a gear, the drive shaft for the propeller.
Further technical data ( AE2100J ):
- Power: 3,423 kW
- Length: 2.9 m
- Diameter: 0.73 m
- Weight: 744 kg
- Pressure ratio: 16.6
Versions
There are several versions of the engine, the civilian AE2100A and J and the military variants AE2100D2 and D3. The main differences of the military against the civilian variants are the lack of an oil tank and its greater length.
Use
- AE2100A Saab 2000
- N250 - Prototype of IPTN in Indonesia
- C -130J Super Hercules
- C- 27J Spartan
- ShinMaywa_US -2
The engine uses new six-blade propeller manufacturer Dowty for use at the 50-seat Saab 2000 and the cargo plane Lockheed Hercules C -130J. According to Lockheed each engine developing 4,591 shaft horsepower, which is an increase of about 300 hp compared to the engines in the "H " variant of the C -130.