The Boeing T60 (company designation Model 520) was a family of small
turboshaft
A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaftpower rather than jet thrust. In concept, turboshaft engines are very similar to turbojets, with additional turbine expansion to extract heat energy from the exhaust ...
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turboprop
A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.
A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. ...
engines produced by
Boeing
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, based on Boeing's earlier Model 500 gas generator and
Model 502 (T50) turboshaft engines.
Variants
;YT60-BO-2A:Military turboshaft version for testing.
;520-2:(YT60-BO-2A) Free power turbine turboshaft rated at
;520-4:Turboprop rated at
;520-6:Direct drive turboshaft rated at military power
;520-8:Turboprop rated at
Specifications (520-6)
See also
References
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1950s turboshaft engines