Safran Makila 2A
Safran Makila 2A is an active heavy-helicopter turboshaft model in the Makila family. Safran identifies it as a Makila 1 evolution powering Airbus H225 and H225M Caracal helicopters, fourteen per cent more powerful than the Makila 1A, with 2,101 shp take-off power and 1,970 shp cruise power; the model was certified in 2004 and remains selected for current H225 fleets.
Identity
- Aliases
- Makila 2AMakila 2A1
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- Safran Makila 2A
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Shaft Power Kw
- 1566.6
- Description
- Safran Makila 2A is an active heavy-helicopter turboshaft model in the Makila family. Safran identifies it as a Makila 1 evolution powering Airbus H225 and H225M Caracal helicopters, fourteen per cent more powerful than the Makila 1A, with 2,101 shp take-off power and 1,970 shp cruise power; the model was certified in 2004 and remains selected for current H225 fleets.
- Family
- Lineage
- Note
- Safran identifies Makila 2A/2A1 as a Makila 1 evolution; the scalar records the documented 2,101 shp take-off rating (1,566.6 kW), while the 1,970 shp cruise rating remains in the model prose.
- Related Propulsion System
- Relationship
- direct-derivative-of
- Sources
- Nested value
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 21:23:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:10:45 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran identifies Makila 2A/2A1 as a Makila 1 evolution for H225/H225M, fourteen per cent more powerful than 1A, with 2,101 shp take-off, 1,970 shp cruise, and 2004 certification.
- Publisher
- Safran Helicopter Engines
- Title
- Makila, the highest-performing and most reliable helicopter engine in its category
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran states that 38 new German Federal Police H225 helicopters will be powered by Makila 2A and that the model has accumulated over 12 million flight hours.
- Published Date
- 2024-06-06
- Publisher
- Safran Helicopter Engines
- Title
- Safran to power new German Federal Police helicopters