Any idea what engine this could be? EOI sought by GTRE.
Maybe Manik (STFE) or obviously HAL HTFE-25.
Diameter of this engine is smaller than STFE but close to it. HTFE is nearly twice this diameter.
Oh yeah its the manik engine apparently, I think I posted before? the fuel contrl system and other LRUs were also posted separately
Separately work on rustom2 uav 180hp engine on work, below is the engine cowling (please delete if sensitive)
No real progress happened on these project last year. Its not a priority. Do not expect HTFE or HTSE to be operational this decade.
HAL’s Aero Engine Research and Development Centre (AERDC) in Bengaluru was inaugurated today.
HTFE-25 engine on a test bench:
PTAE-7 turbojet engine:
HTFE-25 engine on a test bench:
PTAE-7 turbojet engine:
From the same event:
Wide chord fan blades for the intake fan.
BLISKs for the 1st & 2nd stage compressors.
3D printed guide vanes.
HAL's design manufacturing capacity for engines has gone up a few notches in the last few years. All of these were developed for the HTFE/HTSE projects. Neither Kaveri nor any of the Russian engines that HAL produces under license has any of these.
Wide chord fan blades for the intake fan.
BLISKs for the 1st & 2nd stage compressors.
3D printed guide vanes.
HAL's design manufacturing capacity for engines has gone up a few notches in the last few years. All of these were developed for the HTFE/HTSE projects. Neither Kaveri nor any of the Russian engines that HAL produces under license has any of these.
AERDC & GTRE working seperately on engine programs is another major factor on why we lag.
