Turboshaft engine
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TURBOSHAFT - Gas turbine engine in which maximum energy is taken from the turbine to drive a high speed shaft. It can be used to drive a helicopter's rotor or any other form of machinery.
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In 1951, at the urging of his contacts at the Department of the Navy, Charles Kaman modified his K-225 helicopter with a new kind of engine, the turboshaft engine.
The availability of lightweight turboshaft engines in the second half of the 20th century, pioneered by the Kaman K-225 synchropter, , which first flew with gas turbine power late in 1951, led to the development of larger, faster, ...
High speed transports usually use high bypass turbofans because of the high fuel efficiency and high speed capability of turbofans. A variation of the turboprop engine is the turboshaft engine.
flat rating - throttling or other restriction of engine power output (usually in turboprops and turboshafts) at sea level to enable it to give constant predictable power at higher operating altitudes.
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 See also: Power, Flight, Rotor, Aircraft, Propeller
  
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