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T55 Turboshaft Engine

T55 Turboshaft Engine

To date, more than 6,000 T55 engines have been produced, logging some 12 million hours of operation on the Boeing CH-47 Chinook and MH-47 helicopters.

Our T55 family of military turboshaft engines began life, as its designation indicates, in 1955. To date, more than 6,000 T55 engines have been produced, logging some 12 million hours of operation on the Boeing CH-47 Chinook and MH-47 helicopters.

At its introduction, the T55 produced 1,600 shaft horsepower (SHP). Several decades and generations of development later, today’s T55 produces 5,000 SHP and powers the CH-47 Chinook to a maximum speed of 170 knots.

The latest configuration T55-714C delivers 20%  more power and uses 8% less fuel than its predecessor. The next-generation T55 is a 6,000-shp class engine and is easier to maintain with lower operating costs and increased readiness for the warfighter. It also doubles the operating range for ‘high, hot and heavy’ missions at max payload.

Turboshaft Comparison

Model Engine Type Market Length
(inch/cm)
Height
(inch/cm)
Takeoff Power
(Sea Level, SHP)
Output Shaft Speed
(RPM)
LTS101-700D-2 Turboshaft Commercial Helicopter 31.6/80.2 24.8/63 732 37000
LTS101-850B-2
Turboshaft Commercial Helicopter 31.1/78.9 25.4/64.4 780 36281
HTS900-2-1D
Turboshaft Commercial Helicopter 36.3/92.2 25.5/64.7 820 6317
T53 Turboshaft Commercial and Military Helicopters 47.6/120.9 24.5/62.2 1500 6461
CTS800-4N
Turboshaft Military Helicopters 48.1/122.2 28.7/72.9 1361 6402
CTS800-4A
Turboshaft Military Helicopters 34.0/86.4 28.7/72.9 1373 23000
AGT1500 Turboshaft Battle Tank  66.5/168.9 31.8/80.8 1500 3000
Model Engine Type Market Length
(inch/cm)
Height
(inch/cm)
Engine Shaft Horsepower Class Output Shaft Speed
(RPM)
T55-GA-714A
Turboshaft Military Helicopters 47.1/119.6 24.3/61.6 5,000 15066
T55-GA-714C Turboshaft Military Helicopters 47 33 6,000 15066
T55-L-714A
Turboshaft Military Helicopters 47.1/119.6 24.3/61.6 5,000 15066
T55-L-714C Turboshaft Commercial and Military Helicopters 47 33 6,000 15066

CM = Centimeter
RPM = Revolutions Per Minute
SHP = Shaft Horsepower

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