MAN Turbo AG was a company based in

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, that produced

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, including compressors, expanders, steam and gas turbines. It was owned by the German conglomerate

MAN SE MAN SE (abbreviation of ''Maschinenfabrik Augsburg- Nürnberg'', ) was a manufacturing and engineering company based in Munich, Germany. Its primary output was commercial vehicles and diesel engines through its MAN Truck & Bus and MAN Latin ...

. In 2010, MAN Turbo and MAN Diesel were merged to form

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History

In 1954,

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formed BMW Studiengesellschaft 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

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s for the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 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

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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

* MAN Turbo 6012 * MAN Turbo 6022 * Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo RB153 * Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo RB193 * 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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