MAN Turbo AG was a company based in
Oberhausen
Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Rout ...
,
Germany, that produced
turbomachinery, including compressors, expanders, steam and gas turbines. It was owned by the German conglomerate
MAN SE. In 2010, MAN Turbo and
MAN Diesel
MAN Diesel SE was a German manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines for marine propulsion systems and power plant applications. In 2010 it was merged with MAN Turbo to form MAN Diesel & Turbo.
History
* In 1980, MAN acquired the Burmeister & Wa ...
were merged to form
MAN Diesel & Turbo.
History
In 1954,
BMW formed BMW Studienge-sellschaft für Triebwerkbau GmbH as part of West German efforts to resume aircraft engine production.
The company was renamed BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH in 1957, and began producing
General Electric J79-11A turbojets for the
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic air superiority fighter which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the " Century Series" of ...
program.
In 1960,
MAN AG acquired 50 percent of BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH. MAN AG purchased the remainder of the company in 1965, and merged it with MAN Turbomotoren GmbH to form MAN Turbo GmbH.
In Autumn 1968, MAN Turbo and
Daimler-Benz formed Entwicklungsgesellschaft für Turbomotoren GmbH (
Motoren- und Turbinen-Union München GmbH from 1969) as a 50/50 joint venture, combining their aircraft engine development and manufacturing interests.
MAN Turbo remained a separate company under MAN AG.
Products
Aeroengines
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MAN Turbo 6012
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MAN Turbo 6022
*
Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo RB153
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Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo RB193
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Turbo-Union RB199
Gas turbines
* 51/60G, 35/44G, THM 3401, MGT6100, MGT6200 , other
References
External links
MAN Diesel & Turbo Official Site
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Gas turbine manufacturers
Aircraft engine manufacturers of Germany
MAN SE