The BMW 6012 (later MTU 6012) was a German
turboshaft
A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft horsepower rather than jet thrust. In concept, turboshaft engines are very similar to turbojets, with additional turbine expansion to extract heat energy from the ex ...
and
gas generator
A gas generator is a device for generating gas. A gas generator may create gas by a chemical reaction or from a solid or liquid source, when storing a pressurized gas is undesirable or impractical.
The term often refers to a device that uses a ...
engine. Designed in the late-1950s by
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
the engine powered the
Dornier Do 32 helicopter and was also used as an
auxiliary power unit
An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships as well as some large land vehicles. Aircraft APUs generally produce 115&n ...
(APU).
Variants
;6012A
:Basic version.
[Taylor 1965, p. 462.]
;6012B 1
:De-rated version.
;6012B 2
:Version designed to produce continuously to .
;6012L
:Gas generator version with additional gear-driven compressor.
Applications
*
Berger BX-110
*
Dornier Do 32www.deutsches-museum.de - Dornier Do 32
Retrieved: 18 January 2021
* Dornier Do 32K
Specifications (6012A)
See also
References
;Notes
* Taylor, John W.R. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965-66.'', Great Missenden, Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd, 1965.
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6012
1960s turboshaft engines
Aircraft gas generator engines