Black Dog A48028 SH-2G Super Seasprite engine for Kity Hawk

General Electric T700 is a turbo-shaft engine from the Cold War period and modern times of American production. The first successful engine start-up took place in 1973, and serial production started a few years later. In version The T700-GE-700 engine measures 120 cm in length with a diameter of 64 centimeters. The weight of the "dry" engine is 198 kilograms. The maximum power generated by the T700-GE-700 version reaches 1645 HP. The General Electric T700 engine was developed for the needs of the US Army for a new generation attack helicopter, which eventually turned out to be the AH-64 Apache, and work on it began in the late 1960s, and the engine went into production in 1978. In the course of production and operation, the engine was subjected to constant modifications, which led to the creation of a large number of versions of this engine with different characteristics and parameters. It is worth noting that, based on the T700 engine, the General Electric concern also developed and implemented into production a successful turboprop engine designated as CT7, which was used, for example, on the Saab 340 aircraft. (currently Boeing) AH-64 Apache, Bell AH-1 Z Viper, but also Bell AH-1Y Venom, Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk, UH-60 Blackhawk and Agusta-Westland AH101.