The Klimov GTD-350 (initially Isotov GTD-350) is a Soviet gas-turbine turboshaft engine intended for helicopter use. Designed in the early 1960s by the Isotov Design Bureau the engine was later produced by Klimov and PZL, production ending in the late 1990s.[1]

GTD-350
Type Turboshaft
Manufacturer Klimov
First run 1963
Major applications Mil Mi-2
Number built > 11,000

The GTD-350 powers the Mil Mi-2, the first Soviet gas-turbine powered helicopter, and has accumulated over 20 million hours in service.[1]

Applications edit

Specifications (GTD-350) edit

Data from Klimov,[1] World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines,[2] Aircraft engines of the World 1970[3]

General characteristics

  • Type: Turboshaft
  • Length: 1,350 mm (53 in)
  • Diameter: ~450 mm (18 in) inlet casing
  • Width: 522 mm (20.6 in)
  • Height: 680 mm (27 in)
  • Dry weight: 135 kg (298 lb)

Components

  • Compressor: Seven-stage axial flow plus single-stage centrifugal
  • Combustors: Single-chamber reverse flow
  • Turbine: Single-stage compressor turbine, two-stage power turbine
  • Fuel type: Aviation Kerosene, such as JP-4
  • Oil system: Pressure spray at 3.1 bar (45 psi)

Performance

  • Maximum power output:
Take-off: 300 kW (400 shp) at 45,000 rpm (gas generator)
Normal: 240 kW (320 shp) at 40,000 rpm (gas generator)

See also edit

Comparable engines

Related lists

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "GTD-350". klimov.ru. moscow. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2nd ed.). Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-85260-163-8.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, Paul H. (1970). Aircraft engines of the World 1970 (21st ed.). Washington D.C.: Paul H. Wilkinson. p. 215.