Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322
RTM322 | |
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RTM322 cutout at Le Bourget 2009 | |
Type | Turboshaft |
Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited then Safran Helicopter Engines
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First run | 15 December 1984[1] |
Major applications | NHI NH90
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The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 is a
The Safran Aneto is a later development targeted for the super-medium and heavy helicopters, developed by Safran Helicopter Engines, unveiled at London's Helitech on 3 October 2017 and covering the 2,500 to 3,000 hp (1,900 to 2,200 kW) range.
Development
It was designed for the Hughes AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk, competing with the General Electric T700 and the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100. The partners shared equally the £100 million development costs, Rolls-Royce makes the turbines, the combustor, and the inlet particle separator while Turbomeca produces the axial-centrifugal compressor and intake. It first ran on 15 December 1984, with eight bench prototypes for 30,000 cycles and 13,000 test hours, and four for flight tests, initially aiming for a 1987 certification.[1]
The first order for the RTM322 was received in 1992 to power 44 Royal Navy AugustaWestland Merlin HM1s which subsequently entered service in 1998.[2] Over 1,100 engines are in service, having logged over one million flight hours, powering 60% of the AW101 fleet and 80% of in-service NH90s.[3]
In 2013, Turbomeca (part of the Safran Group, and now known as Safran Helicopter Engines) acquired the entire programme, becoming responsible for both production and product support.[3] Safran Helicopter Engines has since developed a new engine derived from the RTM322, known as the Aneto.
Safran Aneto
The first 2,500 shp -1K was selected to power the Leonardo AW149 and Leonardo AW189K twin to extend its capabilities, it flew in March 2017 and is scheduled to be introduced in the fourth quarter of 2018.[4] The more powerful 3,000+ shp “Dash 3” should appear in the early 2020s and will feature a new compressor and hot section.[5] The required documentation should be handled to the
The 1,063 kW (1,426 hp) Aneto-1K was added on the RTM 322 type certificate on 12 December 2019.[8]
Design
As an RTM322 variant, the Aneto is a two spool turboshaft with a three stage axial compressor and a single stage centrifugal compressor turning at 36,300 rpm, a reverse flow annular combustor, a two stage gas generator axial turbine and a two stage axial power turbine with a forward transmission shaft turning at 21,000 rpm. Fitted with an inlet particle separator, its accessory gearbox is driven by the gas generator and the engine is control by a FADEC.[8]
Built upon the Safran Tech 3000 technological demonstrator, it aims to gradually offer up to 15% better
Suited for 8–15 ton helicopters, it is developed from the RTM322: the -1K has a similar architecture but no common parts. Parts made by
Developed from a
Applications
- AgustaWestland Apache
- AgustaWestland AW101
- NHIndustries NH90
- Also used in Eurocopter X3
Aneto
- Leonardo AW149
- Leonardo AW189K: Aneto-1K, 2,500 shp; March 2017 first flight, fourth quarter of 2018 introduction.[4]
- Proposed for the Airbus Helicopters X6[10] (suspended)
- Airbus Helicopters Racer high-speed demonstrator: Aneto-1X, 2,500 shp.[9]
Specifications
Variant[8] | RTM322-01/1 | RTM322-01/9 | Aneto-1K |
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Type | Turboshaft | ||
Compressor | Three axial stages + one centrifugal stage | ||
Combustor | Reverse flow annular | ||
Turbine | Two-stage high-pressure + two-stage power | ||
Length | 1,171–1,181 mm (46.1–46.5 in) | ||
Diameter | 615–708 mm (24.2–27.9 in) | ||
Dry weight | 255 kg (562 lb) | 232 kg (511 lb) | 260 kg (570 lb) |
Take-off power | 1,611 kW (2,160 hp) | 1,611 kW (2,160 hp) | 1,063 kW (1,426 hp)[a] |
Gas generator speed | 36,300 rpm | ||
Power turbine speed | 20,900 rpm | 20,841 rpm | 21,000 rpm |
Power:weight ratio | 6.1 kW/kg (3.7 hp/lb) | 6.9 kW/kg (4.2 hp/lb) | 4.1 kW/kg (2.5 hp/lb) |
BSFC | 255 g/(kW⋅h) 0.420 lb/(hp⋅h)[11] |
- ^ one engine inoperative: 1,572 kW (2,108 hp)
See also
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
- ^ a b "First RTM 322 runs" (PDF). Flight International. 5 January 1985.
- ^ "RTM322". Rolls-Royce plc. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ a b "RTM322". Over 2,000 shp Propulsion solution. Safran Helicopter Engines.
- ^ a b c "Safran unveils Aneto – its new range of engines for the super-medium and heavy helicopter market" (Press release). Safran. 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b Tony Osborne (3 October 2017). "AW189 First To Get New Safran Turboshaft". Aviation Week Network.
- ^ a b Dominic Perry (17 October 2018). "Leonardo still waiting on launch customer for AW189K". Flightglobal.
- ^ Dominic Perry (17 October 2018). "Safran powering ahead with helicopter engine programmes". Flightglobal.
- ^ a b c "Type-certificate data sheet No. E. 009 for RTM 322 / ANETO-1 series engines". EASA. 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b Mark Huber (27 February 2018). "Airbus Selects Safran's Aneto for Racer". AIN.
- ^ Dominic Perry (3 October 2017). "Safran launches new Aneto engine on Leonardo AW189". Flightglobal.
- ^ "Gas Turbine Engines" (PDF). Aviation Week. January 2008.