TEI-T701D for which platform?
TEI has been producing the Blackhawk T-70 helicopter engines in house for over a year now. The TEI-T701D engine has a “T” connotation showing that it is manufactured in Turkey. The Indigenisation of parts have been constantly increasing, and a very high degree of parts including the hottest parts of this engine are being produced in house. If memory serves, around 70% of the engine is locally produced.
This engine’s different versions power Apache helicopters. Latest version of these engines develops 1890HP power. There are versions which can develop 2680HP shaft power.
Turkish engine can develop 1994HP maximum short term power with 1716HP continuous power delivery.
The expertise gained from building this engine will make it possible to develop and build our own 2500-3000HP helicopter engine for the T-929 Atak-2 helicopter.