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,Gunston 1989, p. 169. 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
See also
References Notes
Bibliography
Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
External links
Palas at Minijets.org