Solar_T62 Knowpia

Solar T62
	Solar T62T-27 engine used as auxiliary power unit (APU)
Role	Small gas turbine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Solar Turbines
First flight	1950s
Primary user	United States Army

The Solar T62 Titan is an American gas turbine engine used mainly as a 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.

Variants edit

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.^[1]
T62T-2A: 95 hp (71 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47B / C Chinook helicopters.^[1]
T62T-11: 80 hp (60 kW) at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters.^[1]
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.^[1]
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.^[1]
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.^[1]
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.

Applications edit

Auxiliary Power Unit

Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe
Lockheed Jetstar
Pan American Falcon
EMU30/E 60 KW Gas Turbine Engine Driven Gen Set

Turboshaft

Turboprop

Bede BD-5

Specifications edit

Data from Bennett^[2]

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)

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wilkinson, Paul H. (1977). Aircraft engines of the World 1966/77 (21st ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.
^ "Solar T62 Titan Gas Turbine". Ian Bennett. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2010-01-24.