The Solar T62 Titan is an American

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used mainly as an aircraft

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(APU), conventional power generator, turboprop engine for fixed-wing aircraft or turboshaft engine for helicopters. A new turbine version was developed as the Solar T66.

Variants

;T62 Titan:The direct drive main production version. ;T62T-2: at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook helicopters. ;T62T-2A: at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47B / C Chinook helicopters. ;T62T-11: at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters. ;T62T-12: at 61,240 turbine rpm ;T62T-16 / -16A1: for

Sikorsky CH-3 The Sikorsky S-61R is a twin-engine helicopter used in transport or search and rescue roles. A developed version of the S-61 (the SH-3 Sea King), the S-61R was also built under license by Agusta as the AS-61R. The S-61R served in the United Sta ...

, Sikorsky SH-3 and Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane helicopters at 56,700 turbine rpm, with 8,000 and 8,100 rpm outputs. ;T62T-25:Turboshaft - at 56,700 turbine rpm ;T62T-27:Turboshaft - at 61,250 turbine rpm, with 1x 8,000 and 1x 8,216 rpm outputs. ;T62T-29:Turboshaft - at 56,700 turbine rpm, for

Lockheed Jetstar The Lockheed JetStar (company designations L-329 and L-1329; designated C-140 in US military service) is a business jet produced from the early 1960s to the 1970s. The JetStar was the first dedicated private jet to enter service, as well as the ...

and Pan American Falcon business Jets at 56,700 turbine rpm, with 1x 8,000 and 1x 8,100 rpm outputs. ;T62T-32A: at 61,250 rpm. Military Ground Power Unit (GPU) often used by US Navy and Air Force. ;T62T-39: ;T66:A free power turbine version for the US military.

Applications

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* Pan American Falcon * EMU30/E 60 KW Gas Turbine Engine Driven Gen Set ;Turboshaft *

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RotorWay Exec 162F The RotorWay Exec is a family of American two-bladed, skid-equipped, two-seat kit helicopters, manufactured by RotorWay International of Chandler, Arizona and supplied in kit form for amateur-construction. Design and development The Exec 16 ...

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Winner B150 The Winner B150 is a Belgium, Belgian helicopter that was designed and produced by Winner SBS of Dinant. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for Homebuilt aircraf ...

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Bede BD-5 The Bede BD-5 Micro is a series of small, single-seat homebuilt aircraft created in the late 1960s by US aircraft designer Jim Bede and introduced to the market primarily in kit form by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft, Bede Aircraft Corporation i ...

Specifications

Notes

External links

Solar T62 Auxiliary Power Unit - Lesson 7 To enable you to describe the T62 APU, how it operates, and its various components
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