The SNECMA M45, also called the SNECMA Mars, was a
turbojet
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes, a compressor, a combustion chamber, and ...
engine designed and produced by
SNECMA
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in
France
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during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The M45 was the precursor to a family of turbojet and
turbofan
A turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology of the turbojet and the add ...
engines, culminating in the collaborative
Rolls-Royce/SNECMA M45H, high bypass turbofan engine.
Variants
''Data from: ''Aircraft Engines of the World 1964/65
[
;M45A: A compact moderate thrust turbojet.
;M45A-3:for civil applications.][
;M45AF:Aft-fan turbofan engine intended for civil aircraft.
;M45B:Turbojet with afterburning for military aircraft.
;M45B-3:With afterburner.][
;M45F-3:Civil non-afterburning for small airliners / business jets.][
;SNECMA/Bristol Siddeley M45G:Afterburning turbofan engine for AFVG, from the civil M45F.]
Specifications (M45A)
See also
References
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