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ITEM IS A HELICOPTER GAS TURBINE ENGINE OF A POWER OF BETWEEN 1100KW AND 3730KW SUPPLYING POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS WHICH TURN THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS. FOR USE IN CIVIL HELICOPTERS IN THE OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY. WILL BE IMPORTED INTO THE END USE NUMBER EU/0908/467/11 AND BE FITTED ONTO QUALIFYING AIRCRAFT OF WEIGHTS BETWEEN 2000KG AND 8000KG, AND AIRCRAFT OVER 8OOOKG.

A GAS TURBINE ENGINE INSTALLED IN AS33LL/L1/L2 AND EC225 HELICOPTERS. SUPPLYING POWER 1567KW TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS WHICH TURN THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS. WEIGHT 480KGS. DIMENSIONS 241 X 103 X 114 CMS.

A RAM AIR TURBINE (RAT). FOR AIRBUS A340 ALSO COMMON TO AIRBUS A330 CIVIL AIRCRAFT. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION: THE RAM AIR TURBINE IS LOCATED IN THE NUMBER FOUR FLAP TRACK FAIRING ON THE RIGHT WING, PRESSURIZES THE GREEN SYSTEM IN EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. IT AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDS IN FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SPEED IS HIGHER THAN 100kts, IN CASE OF:- FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES, LOW LEVEL IN GREEN AND BLUE RESERVOIRS, OR LOW LEVEL IN GREEN AND YELLOW RESERVOIRS, THE RAT CAN ALSO BE EXTENDED MANUALLY FROM THE COCKPIT FROM THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MONITORING UNIT.

THE RAM AIR TURBINE IS AN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TURBINE FITTED WITH TWO VARIABLE PITCH BLADES WITH AN APPROXIMATE DIAMETER 70CM, STRUT LEG AND HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE UNIT IS CONNECTED TO A HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WHICH GENERATE EMERGENCY POWER FROM THE AIRSTREAM WHEN DEPLOYED UNDER THE COMPARTMENT IN THE LEFT BELLY FAIRING FORWARD OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COMPARTMENT OF A CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

MINIATURISED GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH A MAXIMUM 12KW OUTPUT. THE TURBINE USE MULTI-STAGE AXIAL-FLOW COMPRESSORS AND CAPABLE OF RUNNING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMON LIQUID OR GASEOUS FUELS, INCLUDING CNG OR BIOFUELS.