Honeywell's next-generation 7,500-shp military turboshaft engine evolved from the T55 and selected for the Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT X during the U.S. Army FLRAA competition; this record does not assert an operational CH-47 installation.
Identity
Aliases
HTS7500 Turboshaft Engine
Domains
aviation
Identity Level
variant
Kind
turboshaft
Name
Honeywell HTS7500
Status
development
Details
Description
Honeywell's next-generation 7,500-shp military turboshaft engine evolved from the T55 and selected for the Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT X during the U.S. Army FLRAA competition; this record does not assert an operational CH-47 installation.
Identifies HTS7500 as a 7,500-shp military-helicopter turboshaft, evolved from T55, and distinguishes the CH-47/MH-47 T55 application from the HTS7500 program.