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Continental T51

The Continental CAE T51 was a small turboshaft engine produced by Continental Aviation and Engineering (CAE) under license from Turbomeca. A development of the Artouste, it was followed by three additional turboshaft engines, the T72, the T65, and the T67. However, none of these engines, including the T51, entered full production. CAE abandoned turboshaft development in 1967 after the XT67 lost to the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T (T400) to power the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey.

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Variants and derivatives

XT51-1 (Model 210)
Based on the Artouste I; 280 shp.
XT51-3 (Model 220-2)
Based on the Artouste II; 425 shp.
XT72 (Model 217-5)
Based on the Turbomeca Astazou; 600 shp.
XT65 (Model 217-10)
A scaled-down version of the Astazou; competed against the Allison T63 to power the Light Observation Helicopter; 305 shp.
XT67 (Model 217A)
two engines driving a common gearbox; based on the Astazou X and T72; 1,540 shp.

Applications

XT51-1
  • XL-19C Bird Dog
  • Sikorsky XH-39 (S-59)
    • XT51-3
  • Bell 201 (XH-13F)
    • XT67
  • Bell 208
    • XT72
  • Republic Lark (license-built Aérospatiale Alouette II)

    • General characteristics

  • Type: Turboshaft
  • Length:
  • Diameter:
  • Dry weight:

    • Components

  • Compressor:

    • Performance

  • Maximum power output:
  • Power-to-weight ratio:

    • References

    Continental T51 Wikipedia
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