The Turbomeca Aspin was a small French
turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which ac ...
engine produced by
Turbomeca
Safran Helicopter Engines, previously known as Turbomeca, is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power gas turbine turboshaft engines for helicopters. The company also produces gas turbine engines for aircraft and missiles, as well as turbin ...
in the early 1950s. This
geared turbofan
The geared turbofan is a type of turbofan aircraft engine, with a gearbox between the fan and the low pressure shaft to spin each at optimum angular velocities.
Technology
In a conventional turbofan, a single shaft (the "low-pressure" or LP sh ...
design was the first turbofan to fly, powering the
Fouga Gemeaux
The Fouga CM.88 Gemeaux was a 1950s French engine test-bed aircraft produced by Fouga. An unusual aircraft, it was two aircraft joined by a common wing.
Design and development
To meet a requirement to use as an engined testbed for Turbomeca tur ...
test-bed aircraft on 2 January 1952.
[Gunston 1989, p. 169.]
Variants
;Aspin I
:200 kg (440 lb) thrust
;Aspin II
:350 kg (770 lb) thrust
Applications
*
Fouga CM.88 Gemeaux
The Fouga CM.88 Gemeaux was a 1950s French engine test-bed aircraft produced by Fouga. An unusual aircraft, it was two aircraft joined by a common wing.
Design and development
To meet a requirement to use as an engined testbed for Turbomeca turb ...
Specifications (Aspin II)
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
* Wilkinson, Paul H. 'Aircraft engines of the World 1953''. London, England. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Limited. 1953.
External links
Minijets website Aspin IMinijets website Aspin II
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Aspin
1950s turbofan engines
Geared turbofan engines
Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines