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Turbomeca Arrius

{{Short description|Type of turboshaft engine for helicopters}}

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|name = Arrius

|image = Turbomeca Arrius 1B.jpg

|caption = Turbomeca Arrius 1B

}}{{Infobox Aircraft Engine

|type=Turboshaft

|manufacturer= Safran Helicopter Engines

|national origin=France

|first run=1981

|major applications=Eurocopter EC120 Colibri
Eurocopter EC135
Kamov Ka-226

|number built = 2800

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The Turbomeca Arrius is one of a family of turboshaft engines for helicopter use, first produced in 1981. As of 2012, some 2,700 units had been sold. Power ranges between 357 kW (479 shp) and 530 kW (716 shp) for different versions.

Following Turbomeca tradition, the Arrius was named after a Pyrenean peak (pic d'Arrius), located in the Ossau Valley near Pau.

Variants

;Arrius 1A

;Arrius 1A1

;Arrius 1M

;Arrius 2B1

;Arrius 2B1A

;Arrius 2B2

;Arrius 2E

;Arrius 2F

;Arrius 2K1

;Arrius 2K2

;Arrius 2G1

;Arrius 2R

Applications

=Turboshafts=

Specifications (Arrius 1A)

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|ref=FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet.[http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgMakeModel.nsf/0/A0DB83BD643911AD862573BF0056046F/$FILE/e34NE.pdf FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228111623/http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgMakeModel.nsf/0/A0DB83BD643911AD862573BF0056046F/$FILE/e34NE.pdf |date=2016-12-28 }} Retrieved: 2 November 2008

|type=Twin-spool free-turbine turboshaft

|length=63 in (1601 mm)

|diameter=17.2 in (436 mm)

|weight=223.3 lb (101.3 kg)

|compressor=Single stage centrifugal

|combustion=Annular reverse flow combustion chamber

|turbine=Single stage power turbine, single stage gas generator turbine

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|power=520 shp (388 kW)

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|turbinetemp=870 °C

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See also

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References

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=Bibliography=

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  • {{cite magazine |date=24 April 1953 |title= Aircraft Intelligence|magazine= Flight|volume=LXIII |issue=2309 |page=513 |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200157.html }}

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120618173002/http://www.turbomeca.com/english/our-products/helicopter-engines/arrius-44/ Turbomeca website - Arrius]

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Category:1980s turboshaft engines

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