The Solar T62 Titan is an American gas turbine engine used mainly as an aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU), conventional power generator, turboprop engine for fixed-wing aircraft or turboshaft engine for helicopters. A new turbine version was developed as the Solar T66.
Variants T62 TitanThe direct drive main production version. T62T-2 at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook helicopters. T62T-2A at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-47B / C Chinook helicopters. T62T-11 at 56,700 turbine rpm for Boeing-Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters. T62T-12 at 61,240 turbine rpm T62T-16 / -16A1 for Sikorsky CH-3, Sikorsky SH-3 and Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane helicopters at 56,700 turbine rpm, with 8,000 and 8,100 rpm outputs. T62T-25Turboshaft - at 56,700 turbine rpm T62T-27Turboshaft - at 61,250 turbine rpm, with 1x 8,000 and 1x 8,216 rpm outputs. T62T-29Turboshaft - at 56,700 turbine rpm, for Lockheed Jetstar and Pan American Falcon business Jets at 56,700 turbine rpm, with 1x 8,000 and 1x 8,100 rpm outputs. T62T-32A at 61,250 rpm. Military Ground Power Unit (GPU) often used by US Navy and Air Force. T62T-39 T66A free power turbine version for the US military.
Applications Auxiliary Power Unit Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight Boeing CH-47 Chinook Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe Lockheed Jetstar Pan American Falcon EMU30/E 60 KW Gas Turbine Engine Driven Gen Set
Turboshaft Alpi Syton AH 130 Auroa Helicopters Auroa AvioTecnica ES-101 Raven Eagle Helicycle Famà Kiss 209 Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle Hillberg Turbine Exec LAE Ultrasport 496T Mosquito Aviation XE RotorWay Exec 162F (upgrades) Winner B150
Turboprop Bede BD-5
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External links Solar T62 Auxiliary Power Unit - Lesson 7 To enable you to describe the T62 APU, how it operates, and its various components