Allison 501 civil engine family
E398174
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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allison 501 civil engine family canonical | 1 |
| Allison 501-D13 | 1 |
| Allison 501-D22 | 1 |
| Allison 501-D36 | 1 |
| Allison 501-D39 | 1 |
| Allison 501/T56 engine family | 1 |
| Allison T56 engine | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Allison T56
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
this entity surface form:
Allison 501/T56 engine family