Allison 501 civil engine family

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The Allison 501 civil engine family is a series of turboprop engines derived from the military T56, widely used in commercial and industrial aviation applications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
turboprop engine family
application civil aviation
commercial aviation
industrial aviation
compressorType axial-flow compressor
configuration twin-spool
coolingSystem air-cooled turbine
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
derivedFrom Allison 501
surface form: Allison T56
engineType turboprop
familyIncludes Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allison 501-D13

Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allison 501-D22

Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allison 501-D36

Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allison 501-D39
firstRunPeriod 1950s
fuelType aviation kerosene
ignitionSystem dual ignition
introducedAsCivilVersionOf Allison T56 turboprop
surface form: T56 military turboprop
manufacturer Allison Engine Company
Rolls-Royce Allison
marketSegment medium-power turboprop
notableFeature high reliability in commercial service
long time-on-wing capability
powerTransmission reduction gearbox
propellerDrive constant-speed propeller
relatedEngineFamily T56-A series
surface form: Allison T56
starterType air starter (typical installation)
successor Rolls-Royce AE 2100
surface form: Rolls-Royce AE 2100 (in some applications)
thrustClass shaft power class up to several thousand shp
turbineType axial-flow turbine
usedFor aerial survey
firefighting tankers
freight operations
oil and gas industry support aircraft
passenger services
special mission aircraft
usedIn Convair 540
surface form: Convair 580

Convair 540
surface form: Convair 600

Convair 540
surface form: Convair 640

Lockheed C-130 Hercules
surface form: L-100 Hercules (civil C-130 variant)

Lockheed L-188 Electra
P-3 Orion civil derivatives
Vickers Viscount airliner
surface form: Vickers Viscount (re‑engined examples)

aerial firefighting aircraft
cargo aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft (civil variants)
regional airliners

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Allison T56 turboprop family Allison 501 civil engine family
subject surface form: Allison T56
Allison Engine Company notableProduct Allison 501 civil engine family
this entity surface form: Allison T56 engine
Allison 501 civil engine family familyIncludes Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Allison 501
this entity surface form: Allison 501-D13
Allison 501 civil engine family familyIncludes Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Allison 501
this entity surface form: Allison 501-D22
Allison 501 civil engine family familyIncludes Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Allison 501
this entity surface form: Allison 501-D36
Allison 501 civil engine family familyIncludes Allison 501 civil engine family self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Allison 501
this entity surface form: Allison 501-D39
Allison 501 family Allison 501 civil engine family
this entity surface form: Allison 501/T56 engine family