Ardiden 1H1 engine to power HAL LCH
Turbomeca's Ardiden 1H1 engine will power the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), it has been announced.
The 1H1 engine to be used in the LCH was EASA-certified in 2009. Over 250 LCH units with this engine have already been produced under the designation 'Shakti'.
Turbomeca's Ardiden 1U engine will also be used to power the new HAL Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), a three-tonne single-engine aircraft. Its Ardiden 1 engine family develops 1,400shp.
The first bench testing of the Ardiden 1U single-engine variant took place in December 2014. The first models of this helicopter were delivered to HAL by the end of 2014. The engine is scheduled for EASA type-certification in 2017.
Olivier Andriès, CEO and chairman, Turbomeca, said: 'Our participation in the LCH and LUH programme builds on our track-record, established since 2003, of cooperating on the Shakti project.'
Turbomeca operates through its Turbomeca India facility, supporting military customers and 200 civil engines in operation. Some 1,500 Turbomeca engines, most of them locally produced by HAL, are operational in the country at present.
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