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The LHTEC T800 is a
The engine was originally developed for the
* AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 (CTS800-4N)
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Honeywell CTS800 page
Rolls-Royce CTS800 page
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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 for rotary wing applications. It is produced by the LHTEC
LHTEC (Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company) is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Honeywell. The company was originally a partnership between the Allison Engine Company and AlliedSignal Aerospace.Gunston, p. 126
In 1995 Rolls-Royce acq ...
(Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company), a joint venture between Rolls-Royce
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* Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct
Automobiles
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and Honeywell
Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace, building technologies, performance ma ...
. The commercial and export version is the CTS800. The engine was primarily developed for the United States Army
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's cancelled RAH-66 Comanche armed reconnaissance helicopter, but has found use in other applications.
Design and development
The engine was originally developed for the United States Army
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's LHX armed reconnaissance helicopter competition, competing against the Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800. The LHTEC T800 was selected to power the LHX in 1988.Leyes, p. 213-216 The Boeing-Sikorsky team was selected to build the RAH-66 Comanche in 1991. A pair of T800-powered RAH-66 prototypes were constructed and underwent flight testing between 1996 and 2004. The LHX program was canceled in 2004, primarily due to cost overruns during its lengthy development, and the US Army's changing requirements.
Applications
* AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 (CTS800-4N)
* AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat (previously called the Future Lynx and Lynx Wildcat) is a British military helicopter. It is an improved version of the Westland Super Lynx designed to serve in the battlefield utility, search and rescue and ...
(CTS800-4N)
* Ayres LM200 Loadmaster (LHTEC CTP800-4T) (aircraft not built)
* Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche (canceled)
* ShinMaywa US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is a large Japanese short takeoff and landing amphibious aircraft developed and manufactured by seaplane specialist ShinMaywa (formerly ''Shin Meiwa''). It was developed from the earlier Shin Meiwa US-1A seaplane, which was ...
(CTS800-4K) - boundary layer compressor drive
* Sikorsky X2
The Sikorsky X2 is an experimental high-speed compound helicopter with coaxial rotors, developed by Sikorsky Aircraft, that made its first flight in 2008 and was officially retired in 2011.
Design and development
Sikorsky developed the X2 heli ...
(T800-LHT-801)
* TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK (CTS800-4A)
* TAI T625
Specifications (T800-LHT-801)
See also
References
*External links
Honeywell CTS800 page
Rolls-Royce CTS800 page
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