The Lycoming (now Honeywell) LTS101 is a
turboshaft
A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaftpower rather than jet thrust. In concept, turboshaft engines are very similar to turbojets, with additional turbine expansion to extract heat energy from the exhaust ...
engine family ranging from 650 to 850 shaft horsepower, used in a number of popular helicopters,
and, as the LTP101
turboprop
A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.
A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. ...
, light aircraft. Both models carry the US military designation T702. The engine was originally designed at the
Lycoming Turbine Engine Division in
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. Stratford is in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled ...
, but is now produced by
Honeywell Aerospace
Honeywell Aerospace is a manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics, as well as a producer of auxiliary power units (APUs) and other aviation products. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, it is a division of the Honeywell International conglom ...
.
Variants
;LTP101-600
;LTP101-700
;LTS101-600A-2
;LTS101-600A-3
;LTS101-600A-3A
;LTS101-650B-1
;LTS101-650B-1A
;LTS101-650C-2
;LTS101-650C-3
;LTS101-650C-3A
;LTS101-700D-2
;LTS101-750A-1
;LTS101-750B-2
;LTS101-750C-1
;LTS101-850B-2
;T702
Applications
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Aérospatiale HH-65A/B Dolphin
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Air Tractor AT-302
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Bell 222
The Bell 222 is an American twin-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 230 is an improved development with different engines and other minor changes.
Development
Origins
In the late 1960s, Bell began designing a new twin- ...
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Cessna 421C Golden Eagle (turbine conversion)
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EcoJet concept car
The EcoJet concept car is a concept car designed to run on biodiesel fuel, using a Honeywell LTS101 gas turbine instead of a reciprocating engine. The engine is normally used in helicopters and provides 650 horsepower and 583 ft-lb of torque. Driv ...
built under the direction of
General Motors
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...
and
Jay Leno
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Eurocopter AS350 AStar
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MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
The MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 is a twin-engined medium utility– transport helicopter. It was jointly developed and manufactured by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Germany and Kawasaki of Japan. MBB was later purchased by Daimler-Benz and even ...
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PAC Cresco
The PAC Cresco is a turboprop-powered derivative of the Fletcher FU-24 (later called the PAC Fletcher) aerial topdressing aircraft, manufactured by the Pacific Aerospace Corporation in Hamilton, New Zealand. The Cresco was superseded by the PAC ...
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Piaggio P166
The Piaggio P.166 is an Italian twin-engine pusher-type utility aircraft developed by Piaggio Aero. The aircraft model name was Portofino, and is also known as Albatross in South African military service.
Design and development
The basic P.16 ...
Specifications (LTS101-650C-3/3A)
See also
References
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External links
Honeywell LTS101 page
{{USAF gas turbine engines
1960s turboprop engines
LTS101
The Lycoming (now Honeywell) LTS101 is a turboshaft engine family ranging from 650 to 850 shaft horsepower, used in a number of popular helicopters, and, as the LTP101 turboprop, light aircraft. Both models carry the US military designation T702 ...
1960s turboshaft engines
LTS101
The Lycoming (now Honeywell) LTS101 is a turboshaft engine family ranging from 650 to 850 shaft horsepower, used in a number of popular helicopters, and, as the LTP101 turboprop, light aircraft. Both models carry the US military designation T702 ...