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Turbomeca
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| Turbomeca S.A. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Headquarters | Bordes, France |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defence |
| Products | Turboshaft and jet engines |
| Revenue | € 870 million (2006) |
| Employees | 5,178 (2006) |
| Parent | SAFRAN S.A. |
| Website | www.turbomeca.com |
Turbomeca is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power gas turbine turboshaft engines for helicopters. The company also produces gas turbine engines for aircraft and missiles, as well as turbines for land, industrial and marine applications. SNECMA Group acquired the company in September 2001.
It was founded in 1938 by Yosef Shidlovsky, a Polish Jew who moved to France.
From 1950, Turbomeca produced the tiny centrifugal flow Palas turbojet, producing 1.6 kN (353 lbf). The Palas was also produced by Blackburn and General Aircraft in the UK and Continental Motors in the USA. From 1957, it manfactured the Bastan turboprop for the Aérospatiale N 262 airliner.
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited was established in 1968 to develop the Adour jet engine for the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar. The company went on to develop the RTM322 turboshaft, which became the European helicopter engine of choice, powering the AgustaWestland EH101, the NHI NH90 and Westland WAH-64.
In 2001 Turbomeca and Rolls-Royce won a $1 billion USD contract to equip 399 German, French and Dutch NH90 helicopters with their RTM322 engines.
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- Ardiden - joint project with HAL (certified as Shakti in India)[1].
- Arriel
- Arrius
- Artouste
- Astazou
- Makila
- Marboré
- MTR390 - joint project with MTU
- RTM322 - joint project with Rolls-Royce
- TM333
- Turmo
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