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Aircraft Power Plants Overview

 Aircraft power plants:

Type

Manufacturer

Engine Models

Applications

Piston Engines

Rolls-Royce

Merlin, Griffon

Spitfire, Mustang

Pratt & Whitney

R-985 Wasp Junior, R-1340 Wasp, R-2800 Double Wasp

General aviation, WWII aircraft

Lycoming Engines

O-320, IO-540, IO-720

General aviation (Cessna, Piper)

Continental Motors

O-200, IO-520, TSIO-550

General aviation

Allison

V-1710

P-38 Lightning

Turbojet Engines

Rolls-Royce

Avon, Olympus, Derwent

Concorde, Military jets

General Electric (GE)

J47, J79

B-47 Stratojet, F-104 Starfighter

Pratt & Whitney

J57, JT3C

B-52 Stratofortress, early Boeing 707

Klimov (Russia)

VK-1

MiG-15

Turboprop Engines

Rolls-Royce

Dart, Tyne

Vickers Viscount, Lockheed C-130

Pratt & Whitney Canada

PT6A

General aviation, commuter aircraft

General Electric (GE)

T64

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Kuznetsov (Russia)

NK-12

Tupolev Tu-95

Turbofan Engines

Rolls-Royce

RB211, Trent Series (700, 900, XWB)

Boeing 747, Airbus A330, A380, A350

General Electric (GE)

GE90, GEnx, CFM56, LEAP

Boeing 777, 787, Airbus A320neo

Pratt & Whitney

PW4000, PW1000G (Geared Turbofan)

Boeing 767, Airbus A220

Safran (France)

Silvercrest

Business jets

Klimov (Russia)

RD-33

MiG-29

Aviadvigatel (Russia)

PS-90

Ilyushin Il-96

Turboshaft Engines

Rolls-Royce

Model 250

Bell, Sikorsky helicopters

Pratt & Whitney Canada

PT6T (TwinPac)

Bell helicopters

Turbomeca (Safran)

Arriel, Makila

Medium-sized helicopters

Klimov (Russia)

TV3-117

Mil Mi-8, Mi-24

Ramjet/Scramjet

Marquardt

RJ43

D-21 reconnaissance drone

Pratt & Whitney

SJY61

NASA X-43 experimental aircraft

Hybrid-Electric

Rolls-Royce Electric

Electric propulsion systems

Urban air mobility and small aircraft

General Electric (GE)

Catalyst

Next-gen turboprop with hybrid-electric capabilities

Safran

Electric propulsion systems

Future commercial and urban aircraft applications

 Aircraft Power Plants Overview

Engine Type

Manufacturer

Notable Models

Applications

Piston Engines

Rolls-Royce

Merlin, Griffon

Used in legendary WWII aircraft like the Spitfire and Mustang.

Pratt & Whitney

R-985 Wasp Junior, R-1340 Wasp, R-2800 Double Wasp

Powered bombers, transport, and civilian aircraft during and after WWII.

Lycoming Engines

O-320, IO-540, IO-720

Popular in general aviation, used in Cessna and Piper aircraft.

Continental Motors

O-200, IO-520, TSIO-550

Found in small aircraft, including trainers and private planes.

Allison

V-1710

Propelled the P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft.

Turbojet Engines

Rolls-Royce

Avon, Olympus, Derwent

Early jetliners like the Comet and military jets, including the Concorde.

General Electric (GE)

J47, J79

Played key roles in aircraft like the B-47 Stratojet and F-104 Starfighter.

Pratt & Whitney

J57, JT3C

Equipped strategic bombers like the B-52 and early commercial jets like the Boeing 707.

Klimov (Russia)

VK-1

Powered iconic MiG-15 fighters of the Korean War era.

Turboprop Engines

Rolls-Royce

Dart, Tyne

Reliable engines for aircraft like the Vickers Viscount and Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

Pratt & Whitney Canada

PT6A

Versatile and widely used for small commuter aircraft and crop-dusting planes.

General Electric (GE)

T64

Found in military transport aircraft like the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

Kuznetsov (Russia)

NK-12

The most powerful turboprop engine, used in the Tupolev Tu-95 bomber.

Turbofan Engines

Rolls-Royce

RB211, Trent Series (700, 900, XWB)

Powers wide-body jets like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A350.

General Electric (GE)

GE90, GEnx, CFM56, LEAP

Advanced engines for the Boeing 777, 787, and Airbus A320neo.

Pratt & Whitney

PW4000, PW1000G (Geared Turbofan)

Powers Boeing 767, Airbus A330, and new-gen jets like the Airbus A220.

Safran (France)

Silvercrest

Designed for high-performance business jets.

Klimov (Russia)

RD-33

Used in military aircraft such as the MiG-29 fighter.

Aviadvigatel (Russia)

PS-90

Found in Russian jets like the Ilyushin Il-96.

Turboshaft Engines

Rolls-Royce

Model 250

Common in helicopters such as the Bell 206 and Sikorsky models.

Pratt & Whitney Canada

PT6T (TwinPac)

Provides power for Bell helicopters.

Turbomeca (Safran)

Arriel, Makila

Powers a wide range of medium-sized helicopters worldwide.

Klimov (Russia)

TV3-117

Found in helicopters like the Mil Mi-8 and Mi-24.

Ramjet/Scramjet

Marquardt

RJ43

Used in high-speed reconnaissance drones like the D-21.

Pratt & Whitney

SJY61

Developed for NASA’s experimental X-43 hypersonic aircraft.

Hybrid-Electric

Rolls-Royce Electric

Electric propulsion systems

Emerging technology for urban air mobility and small aircraft.

General Electric (GE)

Catalyst

Innovative turboprop with hybrid-electric capabilities.

Safran

Electric propulsion systems

Aiming at future commercial and urban air applications.

 

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