The Boeing T60 (company designation Model 520) was a family of small turboshaft/turboprop engines produced by Boeing, based on Boeing's earlier Model 500 gas generator and Model 502 (T50) turboshaft engines.
| T60 / Model 520 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Turboshaft / Turboprop |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Developed from | Boeing T50 / Model 502 |
Variants
edit- YT60-BO-2A
- Military turboshaft version for testing.
- 520-2
- (YT60-BO-2A) Free power turbine turboshaft rated at 475 hp (354.21 kW)
- 520-4
- Turboprop rated at 475 hp (354.21 kW)
- 520-6
- Direct drive turboshaft rated at 550 hp (410.13 kW) military power
- 520-8
- Turboprop rated at 550 hp (410.13 kW)
Specifications (520-6)
editData from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962–63[1]
General characteristics
- Type: Turboshaft
- Length: 54.1 in (1,374 mm)
- Diameter: 25.14 in (639 mm) maximum height
- Dry weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Components
- Compressor: Single-stage centrifugal flow
- Combustors: 2 reverse flow can combustors
- Turbine: 1x radial gas generator power turbine stage
- Fuel type: Aviation kerosene
- Oil system: pressure spray/splash, oil specification: MIL-L-7808
Performance
- Maximum power output: 550 hp (410.13 kW) military rating at 6,000 output shaft rpm
- Overall pressure ratio: 6:1
- Air mass flow: 5.5 lb (2 kg)/s
- Turbine inlet temperature: Jet pipe Temperature: 1,025 °F (552 °C)
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.67 lb/(hp h) (0.41 kg/(kW h))
- Power-to-weight ratio: 2.2 hp/lb (3.616 kW/kg)
See also
editRelated development
Related lists
References
edit- ^ Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962–63. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.
- Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. p. 79. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
- Leyes II, Richard A.; William A. Fleming (1999). The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1-56347-332-1.
- Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.