Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800

For the production turboshaft engine selected in the LHX competition, see LHTEC T800.

APW T800
Type	Turboshaft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Avco Lycoming/Pratt & Whitney
Major applications	Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche (intended)

The Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800 (company designation APW34) was a turboshaft engine for rotary wing applications, and was produced by Avco/Pratt & Whitney (APW), a joint venture between Avco Lycoming and Pratt & Whitney. The engine was developed for the United States Army's LHX armed reconnaissance helicopter competition to develop the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, but lost to the competing LHTEC T800 in 1988. ^[1]

See also

• ATEC T900

Comparable engines

• LHTEC T800
• Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B/C

References

1. Leyes, p. 213-216

• Leyes II, Richard A.; William A. Fleming (1999). "5". The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN   1-56347-332-1.