Speedway Flyer, Volume 36, Number 33, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1968 — Page 4

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NEWS FROM ALLISON Two new 400-horsepower turbine aircraft engines have been announced by the Allison Division of General Motors One is the Model 250-C2O turboshaft for light helicopters and the other is the Model 250-817 turboprop for small single- and twin-engine aircraft. Both are expected to be available starting in February, 1970. The two engines are an outgrowth of the current production 317-horsepower T 63 turboshaft engine which powers the Army’s Light Observation Helicopter and the commercial Model 250 which powers the Bell Jet Ranger, Hiller FH-1100 and Hughes 500 helicopters. A 317-horsepower turboprop version, the Model 250815, will enter production late this year for light fixed-wing aircraft. James E Knott, manager of Allison’s Indianapolis plants, said the more powerful 400-horse-power engines will be ready for Federal Aviation Administration type certification by December, 1969, and that production deliveries to airframe manufacturers will start in February, 1970. According to Mr. Knott, the 26 per cent power improvement from 317 to 400 horsepower is accomplished with a weight increase of only 16 pounds per engine from 139 pounds to 155 pounds for the turboshaft version, and from 164 pounds to 180 pounds for the turboprop configuration. Incorporated into the higher rated engines will be a new power turbine section and modifications in the first stage of the compressor. The 400-horsepower engines will retain essentially the same installation envelope and will have a hgh degree of parts commonality with the lower-ra-ted engines to facilitate upgrading. Production capacity for the 317horsepower gas turbines is now being doubled from 120 to 250 units a month to accommodate the growing demand for both the turboshaft and turboprop engines. Principal markets for the 317horsepower Model 250-815 turboprop, according to Mr. Knott, will be in new four- and fiveplace light twin turboprops, n twin-engine STOL aircraft and in conversions of existing piston engine aircraft to turbine power. He said manufacturers of highperformance single-engine aircraft also are showing interest in the engine for more advanced

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HELL DRIVERS HAVE THRILL POWER The Jack Kochman Hell Drivers will return to the Indiana State Fair this year to thrill fans with their dare devil auto stunts, Aug. 28 through Sept. 2. The Hell Driver show is a blend of expert driving skill, nerves of steel and occasional comedy. Stunts, in the show often involve great risks as when an auto speeds over a ramp and crashes into the roof of another car. In another stunt an auto leaps over a ramp, soars through the air and races down a second ramp. Comic relief is given by clown, Dave Proudman, an expert per-

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