Lycoming T53
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| Type | Turboshaft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lycoming Engines Honeywell Aerospace |
| First run | 1950s |
| Major applications | AH-1 Cobra Kaman K-MAX OV-1 Mohawk UH-1 Iroquois |
| Developed into | Lycoming T55 |
The Lycoming T53, (company designation LTC-1) is a turboshaft engine used on helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft (in turboprop form) since the 1950s. It was designed at the Lycoming Turbine Engine Division in Stratford, Connecticut by a team headed by Anselm Franz, who was the chief designer of the famed Junkers Jumo 004 during World War II. A much larger engine, similar in overall design, became the Lycoming T55. Both engines are now produced by Honeywell Aerospace.
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Variants
Military designations
- T53-L-1B
- 860 hp (645 kW)
- T53-L-11
- 825 hp (615 kW)
- T53-L-13B
- 1400 shp (1044kW) improved L-11
- T53-L-701
- 1,400 hp (1044 kW) Turboprop variant used on Mohawk and AIDC T-CH-1
- T53-L-703
- 1,800 hp (1343 kW) improved durability variant of the L-13B
Civil designations
- T5311A
- 1100 shp (820kW)
- T5313A
- 1400 shp (1044kW) commercial variant of the L-13
- T5313B
- 1400 shp (1044kW) commercial variant of the L-13
- T5317A
- 1500 shp (1119kW) improved variant of the L-13
- LTC1K-4K
- 1550 shp (1156kW) direct drive variant of the L-13B
Applications
- AIDC T-CH-1 (T53-L-701)
- AIDC XC-2
- Bell 204B (T5311A)
- Bell 205A (T5313B)
- Bell 205A-1 (T5313B and T5317A)
- Bell AH-1 Cobra (T53-L-703)
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois (T53-L-703)
- Bell XV-15 (LTC1K-4K)
- Boeing Vertol VZ-2 (YT53)
- Canadair CL-84
- Doak VZ-4
- F+W C-3605
- Grumman OV-1D Mohawk (T53-L-701)
- Kaman HH-43 Huskie
- Kaman K-1200 (T5317A)
- Kaman K-MAX
- Ryan VZ-3 Vertiplane
- DB Class 210, diesel railway locomotive
Specifications (T53-L-701)
General characteristics
- Type: Turboshaft
- Length: 58.4 in (1483mm)
- Diameter: 23 in (584mm)
- Dry weight: 688 lb (312kg)
Components
- Compressor: 5-stage axial compressor and 1-stage centrifugal compressor
Performance
- Maximum power output: 1,400 shp (1,044 kW)
- Overall pressure ratio: (7.2 T53-L-32B[1] )
- Power-to-weight ratio:
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