The Lycoming T53 , (company designation LTC-1 ) is a turboshaft engine used on helicopters and (as a turboprop ) fixed-wing aircraft since the 1950s. It was designed at the Lycoming Turbine Engine Division in Stratford, Connecticut , by a team headed by Anselm Franz , who was the chief designer of the Junkers Jumo 004 during World War II .
2-510: A much larger engine, similar in overall design, became the Lycoming T55 produced by Honeywell Aerospace . The T53 model is produced by Ozark Aeroworks LLC. Data from Flight International Related development Related lists Lycoming T55 The Honeywell T55 (formerly Lycoming ; company designation LTC-4 ) is a turboshaft engine used on American helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft (in turboprop form) since
4-635: The 1950s, and in unlimited hydroplanes since the 1980s. As of 2021, more than 6,000 of these engines have been built. It is produced by Honeywell Aerospace , a division of Honeywell based in Phoenix, Arizona, and was originally designed by the Turbine Engine Division of Lycoming Engines in Stratford, Connecticut , as a scaled-up version of the smaller Lycoming T53 . The T55 serves as the engine on several major applications including
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