Tusaş Engine Industries

Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI; Turkish: TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş.) is an aerospace engine manufacturer and a design center for the production of engines and engine parts for commercial and military aircraft. It is based in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1][2]

TEI was founded in 1985 as a joint venture between GE Aviation and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation,[3] and the Turkish Aeronautical Association.[4][5]

History

The company started with component manufacturing for the General Electric F110 engines in the F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force.[6]

Products and projects

Indigenous engines

• TEI TS1400 turboshaft aviation engine for rotary wing applications such as the TAI T625 Gökbey, T-129 ATAK[7]
• TEI-PD170 turbodiesel aviation engines for the TAI Anka UAVs[8][9][10][11]
• TEI-PD222ST turbodiesel aviation engine[12]
• TEI-PG50 2-stroke gasoline aviation engine[13]
• TEI-PG50S 2-stroke gasoline aviation engine[14]
• TEI-TJ300 turbojet medium range anti-ship missile engine[15]
• TEI-TJ90 turbojet engine for UAVs, including TAI Şimşek target drone[16][17]
• TEI-TJ35 turbojet engine[18]
• TEI-TP38 turboprop engine[19]
• TEI-TF6000 turbofan engine[20]
• TEI-TF10000 turbofan engine[21]
• TEI-TF35000 turbofan engine[22]

Licensed engines

• General Electric T700 (T700-TEI-701D variant) for the T-70, a local variant of the S-70 Black Hawk[23][24][25]
• General Electric F110 engines[26]
• LHTEC T800 turboshaft engines for rotary wing applications such as the T-129 Atak[27][28]^[better source needed]

Parts and modules

• CFM International LEAP[29]
• General Electric GEnx[30][31]
• CFM International CFM56[32]
• General Electric GE90[33]
• General Electric GE9X[34]
• General Electric T700 (T700-TEI-701D variant)[23]
• Also for many other engines[35]

References

1. "Official site of TEI". www.tei.com.tr. Official site of TEI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
2. "About Us". www.tei.com.tr. Official site of TEI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, TUSAS ENGINE INDUSTRIES INC. – TEI
4. "VERICUT probes aero engine machining efficiency". Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
5. "Machinery - EOS process monitoring system completes pilot testing". www.machinery.co.uk. 30 August 2016.
6. "F-16 Air Forces - Turkey". www.f-16.net.
7. "TEI-TS1400". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
8. "TEI-PD170". www.tei.com.tr. Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
9. "Janes | Latest defence and security news". Janes.com.
10. Algemeiner, The. "Analysis: Turkey's Fruitless Quest for Armed Drones". Algemeiner.com.
11. "Turkey seeks to develop local engines for UAVs and tank - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. 26 November 2013.
12. "TEI-PD222ST". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
13. "TEI-PG50". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
14. "TEI-PG50S". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
15. "TEI-TJ300". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
16. "TEI-TJ90". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
17. "View topic - Turkish Engine Industries Develops first TurboJet Engine - Modern Military Aircraft". www.f-16.net.
18. "TEI-TJ35". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
19. "TEI-TP38". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
20. "TEI-TF6000 Turbofan Engine". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI).
21. "Milli Muharip Uçak için yerli motorda kritik süreç". airporthaber.com (in Turkish). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
22. GÜLEŞ, Okan. "TUSAŞ'tan Milli Muharip Uçak açıklaması: 35 bin pound güçte motor yapabiliriz". TGRT Haber. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
23. "T700-TEI-701D". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
24. Bekdil, Burak Ege (August 8, 2017). "New $3.5B Deal Paves Way for Turkish-made Black Hawks". Defense News.
25. "Steps taken to support Saudi Arabia's defence industry efforts". December 28, 2016.
26. "F110 Engine". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
27. Perry2016-05-13T15:51:16+01:00, Dominic. "LHTEC aims for Turkish assembly of CTS800 engine". Flight Global.
28. "Turkey keen on attack helicopter program despite snags - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. 14 November 2013.
29. "LEAP". www.tei.com.tr.
30. "GEnx". www.tei.com.tr.
31. "GE and TAI Extend Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. Joint Venture for Another 25 Years". GE Aviation. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
32. "CFM56". www.tei.com.tr.
33. "GE90". www.tei.com.tr.
34. "GE9X". www.tei.com.tr.
35. "TEI - Other International Engine Programs". TEI.^[dead link‍]