Turbomeca Turmo

The Turbomeca Turmo is a family of French turboshaft engines manufacturered for helicopter use. Developed from the earlier Turbomeca Artouste, later versions delivered up to 1,300 kW (1,700 shp). A turboprop version was developed for use with the Bréguet 941 transport aircraft.

Turmo
Turbomeca Turmo IIIB
Type Turboshaft/turboprope
National origin France
Manufacturer Turbomeca
Major applications Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
Bréguet 941
Developed into Bristol Siddeley Nimbus

Current versions are built in partnership with Rolls-Royce, and the engine is produced under licence by the Chinese Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works as the WZ-6 and Romanian Turbomecanica, Bucharest, as the Turmo IV-CA.

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