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The Turbomeca Bastan was a turboprop engine developed in France in 1957. Early models developed 650 shp (485 kW), but by 1965 this had been increased to 1,048 shp (780 kW) with the Bastan VII.
Flight tests of some Bastan models were carried out using a Lockheed Constellation flying test bed. The engine's principal applications were the Aérospatiale N 262 (Nord 262) and 
Nord 260
The Nord 260, built in prototype form as the Max Holste MH.260 Super Broussard, ("Super Bushranger"), was a turboprop-powered, uprated version of the piston-engined Max Holste MH.250 Super Broussard, that was further developed into the Aérospati ...
airliners.
The Bastan was also developed into the Turbomeca Aubisque turbofan.
Applications
* Aérospatiale N 262 *FMA IA 50 Guaraní II
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Design and development
In the early 1960s, the Argentine state aviation co ...
* Nord 260
The Nord 260, built in prototype form as the Max Holste MH.260 Super Broussard, ("Super Bushranger"), was a turboprop-powered, uprated version of the piston-engined Max Holste MH.250 Super Broussard, that was further developed into the Aérospati ...
* Sud Aviation SE.116 Voltigeur
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Design and development
In 1958 F ...
* Sud Aviation SE.117 Voltigeur
Variants
;Bastan IV: ;Bastan VI: ;Bastan VIA1 ;Bastan VIB1 ;Bastan VIB2: ;Bastan VIC: ;Bastan VIC1: ;Bastan VII: ;Bastan 16: ;Bastafan: ;Bi-Bastan IV: A paired Bastan IV developed for French-modifiedSikorsky S-58
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helicopters. De-rated to
Specifications (Bastan VIC)
See also
References
* * {{Turbomeca aeroenginesBastan
Bastan (russian: Бастан) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Bastansky Selsoviet of Mikhaylovsky District, Altai Krai
Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) ...
1950s turboprop engines