Astazou II

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The Astazou II is an early, widely used variant of Turbomeca’s Astazou turboshaft/turboprop engine, powering various light helicopters and aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf turboprop engine
turboshaft engine
application light aircraft
light helicopters
configuration free-turbine
countryOfOrigin France
developedBy Turbomeca NERFINISHED
era Cold War aviation technology
familySuccessor Astazou XII NERFINISHED
Astazou XIV NERFINISHED
fuelType kerosene
intendedFor turboprop applications
turboshaft applications
manufacturer Turbomeca NERFINISHED
marketRole early production variant of Astazou family
notableCharacteristic widely used early variant of Turbomeca Astazou
partOfEngineFamily Turbomeca Astazou NERFINISHED
powerClass low-power turboshaft
serviceEntryDecade 1960s
technologyType gas turbine engine
typicalUseCase civil utility helicopters
military light helicopters
usedAs aircraft engine
helicopter engine
usedInPeriod 1960s
1970s

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Turbomeca Astazou notableVariant Astazou II