The Ivchenko-Progress AI-450S is a
turboprop
A turboprop is a Gas turbine, gas turbine engine that drives an aircraft Propeller (aeronautics), propeller.
A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction drive, reduction gearbox, gas compressor, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propellin ...
engine designed by
Ivchenko-Progress
Ivchenko-Progress ZMKB (, ''Zaporizhzhia Machine-Building Design Bureau "Progress" State Enterprise named after Academician O.H.Ivchenko''), formerly OKB, OKB-478 and Ivchenko Lotarev, is a state design bureau that creates drafts and plans for ai ...
and built by
Motor Sich
The Motor Sich, Joint Stock Company () is a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in Zaporizhzhia. The company manufactures engines for airplanes and helicopters as well as industrial marine gas turbines and installations.
Ov ...
. It is a two-shaft design with one gas generator shaft and one free turbine shaft. The 450 hp AI-450S is used on the
Diamond DA50
The Diamond DA50 is a five seat, single-engine, composite aircraft designed and built by Diamond Aircraft Industries. First shown in 2006, it made its maiden flight on 4 April 2007. The project has been proposed to be powered by several differe ...
-JP7,
Bayraktar Akıncı
Bayraktar may refer to:
*Bayraktar (surname)
*Bayraktar, Bayburt, a village in Turkey
*Bayraktar UAV, a brand of Turkish drone
**Bayraktar (song)
"Bayraktar" is a Ukrainian patriotic military propaganda song released on 1 March 2022 during ...
UAV and
Diamond Dart 450
The Diamond DART is a series of tandem, two-seat civilian and military turboprop trainers manufactured by Austrian Diamond Aircraft, "DART" meaning ''Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer''.
Development
The DART-450 made its first flight ...
and the 630 hp AI-450S-2 is used on the
Evektor EV-55
The Evektor EV-55 Outback is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and built in the Czech Republic by Evektor-Aerotechnik. The prototype first flew on 24 June 2011. The project's development was suspended in March 2017.
Development
In 200 ...
. The price of an AI-450 engine is roughly $236,400.
Specification
See also
References
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2010s turboprop engines
AI-450S