The Ivchenko-Progress AI-450S is a turboprop engine designed by Ivchenko-Progress and built by Motor Sich.[citation needed] It is a two-shaft design with one gas generator shaft and one free turbine shaft. The 450 hp AI-450S is used on the Diamond DA50-JP7, Bayraktar Akıncı UAV and Diamond Dart 450 and the 630 hp AI-450S-2 is used on the Evektor EV-55. The price of an AI-450 engine is roughly $236,400.[1][year needed]

AI-450S
Zbroya ta Bezpeka military fair, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2018
Type Turboprop
National origin Ukraine
Manufacturer Ivchenko-Progress
Major applications Diamond DA50-JP7
Evektor EV-55
Diamond Dart 450
Bayraktar Akıncı

Specification

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model AI-450S[2] AI-450S-2[3]
Dimensions 1,108 х 575 х 702 mm 1,120 х 578 х 700 mm
Weight, dry 130 kg (290 lb) 140 kg (310 lb)
Take-off power 340 kW (450 hp) 470 kW (630 hp)
Cruise power 210 kW (280 hp) 406 kW (544 hp)
Take-off fuel consumption 375 g/kW/h (0.616 lb/hp/h) 347 g/kW/h (0.570 lb/hp/h)
Cruise fuel consumption 375 g/kW/h (0.616 lb/hp/h) 330 g/kW/h (0.54 lb/hp/h)
Power-to-weight at take-off 2.62 kW/kg (1.59 hp/lb) 3.36 kW/kg (2.04 hp/lb)

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Comparable engines

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References

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  1. ^ "Ukrayna'dan AKINCI'ya 30 Adet Yeni Motor" (in Turkish). Savunma Sanayi ST. 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "AI-450S Тurboprop". Ivchenko-Progress.
  3. ^ "AI-450S-2 Тurboprop". Ivchenko-Progress.