The Turbomeca Piméné was a small French
turbojet
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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.
[Gunston 1989, p. 170.]
First shown at the 1949
Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show (french: Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. Organized by the French ...
this engine passed official type tests in 1950.
[''Flight'' - Type test of the Turbomeca Piméné](_blank)
www.flightglobal.com Retrieved: 14 June 2012 A similar, but not directly related, smaller
turboshaft
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, known as the Turbomeca Orédon, drove an
alternator
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and was used as an aircraft
auxiliary power unit
An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships as well as some large land vehicles. Aircraft APUs generally produce 115&n ...
,
Variants
;TR-011: small turbojet engine, precursor to the
Orédon APU.
;Piméné:enlarged higher mass flow development of the TR-011 / Orédon.
Applications
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EFW N-20
The EFW N-20 Aiguillon (in ) was Switzerland's first indigenous jet fighter project. The Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory developed a design for a four-engined swept winged fighter following the end of the Second World War. An unpowered sub-scale N-2 ...
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Fouga CM.8
The Fouga CM.8 or Castel-Mauboussin CM.8 was a French sailplane of the 1950s, most notable in retrospect due to its place in the development of the Fouga CM.170 Magister jet trainer.
Design and development
The CM.8 was a single-seat aircraft o ...
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Fouga CM.101R
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Fouga CM.88 Gemeaux
Specifications
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
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External links
Minijets website
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Pimene
1940s turbojet engines
Mixed-compressor gas turbines