Engines
At present small turbine engines are widely demanded on the market of piloted and pilotless air vehicles.
The piloted air vehicles include in particular small experimental aircraft and small sports planes with turbine engine as the main auxiliary unit and ultralights. The sailplanes can use the engine as an auxiliary driving units. In this case the sailplane is not dependent on other air vehicle to reach the required altitude; it becomes an independent air vehicle with the possibility of long-time sailplaning in air.
The pilotless air vehicles include training targets, monitoring and evaluating means of category UAV/UAS (unmanned aircraft vehicles/systems), combat vehicles UCAV (unmanned combat aircraft vehicles), and special applications.
Turbojet engine TJ 100
This engine is the basic type of the driving unit intended for all the above mentioned applications. Currently a number of variants is manufactured in series according to specific requirements of end users. Our activities do not include only the delivery of this small turbojet engine; we also provide support in its installation to ensure optimum operating conditions, and comprehensive training in the engine operation.
Small turbojet engine TJ 20 (prototype)
Small turbine engine developed specially for professional model airplane applications. It will be available in course of 2011.
Turboprop engine TP 100 (prototype)
Following the commercial success of the small turbojet engine TJ 100 we have also finished the design of the small turboprop engine TP 100, which currently is in the stage of prototype tests. Basic driving unit TP 100 is the proven engine motor TJ 100, which has been modified for operation with the aircraft propeller. We expect successful completion of flight tests by the first half of 2011, and in the second half of the year we will be able to satisfy the first customers.
Turboshaft engine TS 100 (prototype)
The aircraft engine TS 100 is developed as a modification of the turboprop engine TP 100. The output shaft speed will be adapted for the operation of small piloted or pilotless helicopters. At the moment this engine type is in the stage of design and development; it will be available after the launch of the engine TP 100 on the market. Expected date is the end of 2011 – beginning of 2012.
