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Solar T62

Type of aircraft engine

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The Solar T62 Titan is an American gas turbine engine used mainly as an aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU), conventional power generator, turboprop engine for fixed-wing aircraft or turboshaft engine for helicopters. A new turbine version was developed as the Solar T66.

01Variants

T62 Titan
The direct drive main production version.
T62T-2
80 hp (60 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook helicopters.
T62T-2A
95 hp (71 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47B / C Chinook helicopters.
T62T-11
80 hp (60 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters.
T62T-12
105 hp (78 kW) at 61,240 turbine rpm
T62T-16 / -16A1
95 hp (71 kW) for Sikorsky CH-3, Sikorsky SH-3 and Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane helicopters at 56,700 turbine rpm, with 8,000 and 8,100 rpm outputs.
T62T-25
Turboshaft - 80 hp (60 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm
T62T-27
Turboshaft - 150 hp (110 kW) at 61,250 turbine rpm, with 1x 8,000 and 1x 8,216 rpm outputs.
T62T-29
Turboshaft - 95 hp (71 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm, for Lockheed Jetstar and Pan American Falcon business Jets at 56,700 turbine rpm, with 1x 8,000 and 1x 8,100 rpm outputs.
T62T-32A
150 hp (110 kW) at 61,250 rpm. Military Ground Power Unit (GPU) often used by US Navy and Air Force.
T62T-39
T66
A free power turbine version for the US military.

02Applications

03Specifications

Data from Bennett

General characteristics

  • Type: Turboshaft
  • Length: 33.41 in (84.86 cm)
  • Diameter: 21.375 in (54.293 cm)
  • Dry weight: 142 lb (64 kg)

Components

  • Compressor: Centrifugal Impeller
  • Combustors: Annular reverse flow with six burners
  • Turbine: Radial inflow impeller
  • Fuel type: JP-4 / JP-5 / JP-8
  • Oil system: Wet sump

Performance

  • Maximum power output: 60 to 150 hp (45 to 112 kW)
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.42 to 1.06 hp/lb (0.69 to 1.74 kW/kg)
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Sources and credits

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