Allison TF32

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The Allison TF32 was a turbofan engine proposed by the Allison Division of General Motors in the 1960s. It was named as a finalist for the U.S. Navy's VSX aircraft for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in January 1967, but lost the competition to the General Electric TF34 in early 1968. [1]

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Specifications (TF32-A-2)

Data from Zigmunt 1997, page 131 [2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

  1. Leyes, Richard A., II; Fleming, William A. (1999). The history of North American small gas turbine aircraft engines. Reston, VA: National Air and Space Museum and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). pp. 310–312. ISBN   1-56347-332-1. OCLC   247550535.
  2. Zigmunt, Joan Everling (June 1997). Allison, the people and the power: A pictorial history. Turner Publishing Company. p. 131. ISBN   1-56311-315-5. OCLC   37537128.