Improved Turbine Engine Program

Abstract

The Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) develops, tests, and qualifies the next generation turboshaft engine. The Improved Turbine Engine (ITE) replaces the existing T700 engine design originated in the 1970's and meets the operational requirement of 6K/95. The ITE will fit inside the existing engine bays of the Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters and provides a significant power enhancement of up to fifty percent (total of 3,000 shaft horsepower) with increased fuel efficiency. Additional benefits include improved design life, enhanced reliability, lower maintenance cost and restored capability lost due to aircraft weight growth, without increasing the logistics footprint. The program consists of system engineering and program management,detailed design engineering, design assurance, hardware manufacturing and testing, component and module level development and testing, system level testing and qualification, as well as integration into the airframe. For FY 2014 and prior, all funding for ITEP was contained in PE 0203744A – Aircraft Modifications/Product Improvement Programs, Project 504. FY 2015 funding provides for ITEP Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract award, and initial component design,and initial platform/engine integration trade studies. FY 2016 – FY 2017 funds the continuing design effort. FY 2018 funds the completion of the TMRR phase and results in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). FY 2019 funds the initial Engineering Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract award.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: EB1_0203744A_7_2040_PB_2015

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Fields of Study

• Engineering

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