Turbomeca Palas

Turbomeca Palas

Picture - Sectioned Turbomeca Palas

Type: Turbojet
National origin: France
Manufacturer: Turbomeca
Major applications: Miles Sparrowjet Short Sherpa

The Turbomeca Palas is a diminutive centrifugal flow turbojet engine used to power light aircraft. It was designed in 1950 by the French manufacturer Soci�t� Turbomeca, and was also produced under licence by Blackburn and General Aircraft in the United Kingdom and Teledyne Continental Motors in the United States.

Applications

Caproni Trento F.5
Douglas DC-3 (as a booster engine)
Fouga CM.130
Ikarus 451
Miles Sparrowjet
Payen Pa 49
Short Sherpa
SIPA S-200 Minijet
Sud-Ouest Bretagne

Specifications

General characteristics

Type: turbojet
Length: 1.2 m (47.25 in)
Diameter: 405 mm (16 in)
Dry weight: 72 kg (159 lb)

Components

Compressor: single-stage centrifugal
Combustors: annular with rotary fuel injection
Turbine: single-stage with 24 or 25 blades
Fuel type: Jet A1

Performance

Maximum thrust: 1.6 kN (353 lbf)
Overall pressure ratio: 3.95:1
Turbine inlet temperature: 700�C
Fuel consumption: 0.117 kg N h (1.15 lb lbf h )
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 22.2 N kg (2.26 lbf lb)

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