The Turbomeca Aspin was a small French
turbofan
A turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology of the turbojet and the add ...
engine produced by
Turbomeca in the early 1950s. This
geared turbofan
The geared turbofan is a type of turbofan aircraft engine with a planetary gearbox between the low pressure compressor / turbine and the fan, enabling each to spin at its optimum speed. The benefit of the design is lower fuel consumption and m ...
design was the first turbofan to fly, powering the
Fouga Gemeaux
The Fouga CM.88 Gemeaux was a 1950s French engine test-bed aircraft produced by Fouga. An unusual aircraft, it was two aircraft joined by a common wing.
Design and development
To meet a requirement to use as an engined testbed for Turbomeca tur ...
test-bed aircraft on 2 January 1952.
[Gunston 1989, p. 169.]
Variants
;Aspin I
:200 kg (440 lb) thrust
;Aspin II
:350 kg (770 lb) thrust
Applications
*
Fouga CM.88 Gemeaux
Specifications (Aspin II)
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
* Wilkinson, Paul H. ''Aircraft engines of the World 1953''. London, England. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Limited. 1953.
External links
Minijets website Aspin IMinijets website Aspin II
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Aspin
1950s turbofan engines
Geared turbofan engines
Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines