TV3-117 | |
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Type | Turboshaft |
Manufacturer | Original Manufacturer : Klimov
Secondary Manufactures : Motor Sich, MMP, Chernyshev, Salyut, UMPO |
First run | 1974 |
Major applications | Kamov Ka-27 Mil Mi-8 Mi-24 Mi-28 TAI T929 ATAK 2 TAI T925 |
Number built | >25,000 |
Developed from | Klimov TV2-117 |
Developed into | Klimov VK-2500 |
The Klimov TV3-117 is a Soviet gas turbine aero engine .This engine was first made and designed by Klimov which in modern day is a aerospace manufacturer based in Saint Petersburg Russia .Moreover The Klimov TV3-117 engine was developed as an advanced version of the Klimov TV2-117, incorporating significant improvements in performance and reliability.[1] This engine was used in most medium lift, utility, and attack helicopters designed by the Mil and Kamov design bureaus. The TV3-117 turboshaft engine was developed in 1974. Later the Klimov TV3-117 was installed on 95% of all helicopters designed by Mil and Kamov Engineering Centre. The engine has been produced in many variants ,