T53-L-1
E909197
The T53-L-1 is an early production variant of the Lycoming T53 turboshaft engine, used primarily to power military helicopters.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas turbine engine
ⓘ
turboshaft engine variant ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | early UH-1 engine variant ⓘ |
| application | military aviation ⓘ |
| category |
aircraft engines
ⓘ
helicopter turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
axial-centrifugal compressor
ⓘ
free-turbine turboshaft layout ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Lycoming T53 prototype designs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | turboshaft ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| family | T53 ⓘ |
| fuelType | jet fuel ⓘ |
| introducedAs | early production variant of Lycoming T53 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lycoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lycoming T53 engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerClass | low-power early T53 series ⓘ |
| powerplantOf |
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early UH-1 variants ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
T53-L-5
ⓘ
later Lycoming T53 variants ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| usedFor |
helicopter propulsion
ⓘ
military helicopter propulsion ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
medevac helicopters
ⓘ
troop transport helicopters ⓘ utility helicopter operations ⓘ |
| usedWithAirframe | Bell Model 204 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
T53-L-5
this entity surface form:
T53-L-703