Turbomeca Palas
| Palas | |
|---|---|
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| Sectioned Turbomeca Palas | |
| Type | Turbojet |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Turbomeca |
| Major applications | Miles Sparrowjet Short SB.4 Sherpa |
| Developed from | Turbomeca Piméné |
The Turbomeca Palas is a diminutive centrifugal flow turbojet engine used to power light aircraft. An enlargement of the Turbomeca Piméné, the Palas was designed in 1950 by the French manufacturer Société Turbomeca,[1] and was also produced under licence by Blackburn and General Aircraft in the United Kingdom and Teledyne Continental Motors in the United States as the Continental Model 320.
Applications
- Caproni Trento F.5
- Curtiss C-46 Commando (two under the fuselage, first flight in October 1952)
- Curtiss C-46F Commando (two under the wings)
- CVV-6 Canguro Palas
- Douglas DC-3 (as a booster engine)
- Fouga CM-8 R9.8 Cyclope
- Fouga CM-8 R8.3 Midget
- Fouga CM.130
- Ikarus 451
- Ikarus S451M
- Ikarus 452M
- Mantelli AM-12
- Miles Sparrowjet
- Payen Pa 49
- Short SB.4 Sherpa
- SIPA S.200 Minijet
- SIPA S.300
- Somers-Kendall SK-1
- Sud-Ouest Bretagne
Specifications
Data from
General characteristics
- Type: Turbojet
- Length: 1.2 m (47.25 in)
- Diameter: 405 mm (16 in)
- Dry weight: 72 kg (159 lb)
Components
- Compressor: Single-stage centrifugal
- Combustors: Annular with rotary fuel injection
- Turbine: Single-stage with 24 or 25 blades
- Fuel type: Jet A1
Performance
- Maximum thrust: 1.6 kN (353 lbf)
- Overall pressure ratio: 3.95:1
- Air mass flow: 3.2 kg sec−1 (7.05 lb sec−1)
- Turbine inlet temperature: 700°C
- Fuel consumption: 0.117 kg N−1 h−1 (1.15 lb lbf−1 h−1 )
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 22.2 N kg−1 (2.26 lbf lb−1)
See also
- Related lists
References
- Notes
- ↑ Gunston 1989, p. 169.
- Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
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