Gabizo
Turbomeca Gabizo on display
Type Turbojet
National origin France
Manufacturer Turbomeca
First run 1954

The Turbomeca Gabizo was a small turbojet engine produced by Turbomeca from the 1950s. The components were designed to take the stresses of high-speed fighter aircraft with some variants featuring afterburner.

Applications

Specifications (Gabizo)

Data from Flight,[1] Aircraft engines of the World 1957[2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

  • Take-off: 10.79 kN (2,426 lbf) at 18,000 rpm
  • Maximum continuous: 8.6 kN (1,940 lbf)
  • TIT: 1,113.15 K (1,544.00 °F; 840.00 °C)
  • JPT: 923.15 K (1,202.00 °F; 650.00 °C)

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

  1. ^ "Aero Engines 1956" (pdf). Flight and Aircraft Engineer. 69 (2468): 567–597. 11 May 1956. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Paul H. (1957). Aircraft engines of the World 1957 (15th ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 202–203.

Further reading