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

^ "Official site of TEI". www.tei.com.tr. Official site of TEI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "About Us". www.tei.com.tr. Official site of TEI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, TUSAS ENGINE INDUSTRIES INC. – TEI
^ "VERICUT probes aero engine machining efficiency". Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
^ "Machinery - EOS process monitoring system completes pilot testing". www.machinery.co.uk. 30 August 2016.
^ "F-16 Air Forces - Turkey". www.f-16.net.
^ "TEI-TS1400". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-PD170". www.tei.com.tr. Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". Janes.com.
^ Algemeiner, The. "Analysis: Turkey's Fruitless Quest for Armed Drones". Algemeiner.com.
^ "Turkey seeks to develop local engines for UAVs and tank - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. 26 November 2013.
^ "TEI-PD222ST". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-PG50". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-PG50S". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-TJ300". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-TJ90". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "View topic - Turkish Engine Industries Develops first TurboJet Engine - Modern Military Aircraft". www.f-16.net.
^ "TEI-TJ35". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-TP38". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "TEI-TF6000 Turbofan Engine". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI).
^ "Milli Muharip Uçak için yerli motorda kritik süreç". airporthaber.com (in Turkish). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
^ GÜLEŞ, Okan. "TUSAŞ'tan Milli Muharip Uçak açıklaması: 35 bin pound güçte motor yapabiliriz". TGRT Haber. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "T700-TEI-701D". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Bekdil, Burak Ege (August 8, 2017). "New $3.5B Deal Paves Way for Turkish-made Black Hawks". Defense News.
^ "Steps taken to support Saudi Arabia's defence industry efforts". December 28, 2016.
^ "F110 Engine". Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Perry2016-05-13T15:51:16 01:00, Dominic. "LHTEC aims for Turkish assembly of CTS800 engine". Flight Global.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Turkey keen on attack helicopter program despite snags - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. 14 November 2013.
^ "LEAP". www.tei.com.tr.
^ "GEnx". www.tei.com.tr.
^ "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.
^ "CFM56". www.tei.com.tr.
^ "GE90". www.tei.com.tr.
^ "GE9X". www.tei.com.tr.
^ "TEI - Other International Engine Programs". TEI.^{[dead link‍]}

[TEI_Website_Home-1] "Official site of TEI". www.tei.com.tr. Official site of TEI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[TEI_About_Us-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.

[TGRTWEB-22] GÜLEŞ, Okan. "TUSAŞ'tan Milli Muharip Uçak açıklaması: 35 bin pound güçte motor yapabiliriz". TGRT Haber. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

[T700-TEI-701D-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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[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.

[TEI_-_Other-35] "TEI - Other International Engine Programs". TEI.^{[dead link‍]}

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