Turbomeca Arbizon Explained
The Turbomeca Arbizon is a small turbojet engine used to power the Otomat anti-shipping missile. Developed from the Turbomeca Turmo the Arbizon was first made public in 1970 by the French manufacturer Turbomeca, by 1978 the engine had been improved to produce just over 3.5 kN thrust (800 lbf) with a stated service life of 30 hours.[1]
Applications
Variants
- Arbizon IIIB
Initial variant.
- Arbizon IV
Smaller and lighter variant producing 3.3 kN (741 lbf).References
- Notes
Bibliography
- Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83., London, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, 1982. .
Notes and References
- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200054.html Flight International, 7 January 1978, p. 69.
