Turbomeca Arriel
| Company type | Turboshaft engine family |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Turboshaft engines |
| Parent | Safran Helicopter Engines |
The Turbomeca Arriel represents a family of French turboshaft engines that were initially tested in 1974.[1] Producing power outputs ranging between 650 and 1,000 hp (480 and 750 kW), more than 12,000 units have been manufactured from 1978 through 2018, accumulating upwards of 50 million flight hours across 40 helicopter platforms. By June 2018, the Arriel 2D variant was actively powering H125 and H130 single-engine helicopters, having amassed a total of one million flight hours since its introduction in 2011. Following extensive durability testing and analysis of operational data, the engine's TBO was extended by 25% to reach 5,000 hours, while mandatory inspections were adjusted to every 15 years without hourly restrictions, resulting in reduced maintenance expenses.[2]
The Chinese designations for Turbomeca Arriel production include the Liming WZ-8 for the turboshaft version and the Liming WJ-9 for the turboprop variant. In 2021, Safran inaugurated a manufacturing plant located in Grand Prairie, Texas to assemble Arriel 2E engines, which had formerly been produced exclusively in France.[3]
Applications
- AgustaWestland AW109
- Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
- Eurocopter AS565 Panther
- Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin
- Eurocopter EC130
- Eurocopter EC145
- Eurocopter EC155
- Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil
- Harbin Z-9
- Harbin Z-19
- Kopter AW09
- MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
- Robinson R88
- Sikorsky S-76
Specifications (Arriel 1)
See also
References
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