Collection Overview

A focused historical and technical reference collection covering the Turbomeca Artouste II and Artouste III turboshaft engine families. The supplied set contains twelve identified manuals represented by 28 cover pages, including maintenance, spare-parts, maintenance-tools, instruction and airborne auxiliary power unit (APU) documentation.

All files are supplied as organized digital PDF references for aviation historians, researchers, collectors, restorers and students of early helicopter turbine technology.

Historical Profile

The Artouste originated at Turbomeca in France, with the first run reported in 1947 and production-engine development established in the early post-war period. It evolved from the Turbomeca Orédon gas turbine and was initially conceived as an airborne auxiliary power unit before becoming a major helicopter turboshaft.

The engine powered important early turbine helicopters including the Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II, Alouette III, SA 315B Lama and licensed HAL Chetak and Cheetah variants. It was also used in auxiliary-power applications associated with aircraft including the Handley Page Victor, Blackburn Beverly, Short Belfast and the Hawker Siddeley Trident, whose Artouste Mk 113 APU installation is documented in this collection. Licensed or related production involved Bristol Siddeley/Blackburn, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Continental CAE.

Technical Profile

• Type: single-spool centrifugal or axial-centrifugal turboshaft with an annular combustion chamber
• Artouste II: single-stage centrifugal compressor, two-stage turbine and approximately 400 hp
• Artouste III: axial-centrifugal compressor, three-stage turbine and approximately 550–590 hp
• Power range: approximately 400–590 hp, or 298–440 kW, depending on variant
• Compression ratio: approximately 3.8:1 to 5.2:1
• Approximate weight range: 110–182 kg, depending on configuration
• Fuel: aviation kerosene, including Jet A-1, JP-1 or JP-4
• Notable feature: a rotating centrifugal fuel-atomizer system associated with Joseph Szydlowski's Turbomeca designs

Manuals Included

1. Turbomoteur Artouste IIIB & IIIB1 Maintenance Manual — Document 218 00 937; original issue September 1960; Updating No. 34 dated September 2009; Maintenance Manual
2. Turbomeca Artouste II C Aircraft Helicopter Engine Maintenance Manual — 1960; Maintenance Manual
3. Turbo Moteur Artouste II C Maintenance Spare Parts Catalogue — Document 202 00 931; original issue June 1987, superseding and taking precedence over the previous edition; a copy carrying Updating No. 11 dated December 2009 is also included; bilingual French/English; Parts Catalogue
4. Turbomoteur Artouste II C Maintenance Tools Catalogue — Document 202 00 932; original issue June 1987; Updating No. 6 dated December 2003; bilingual French/English; Tools Catalogue
5. Turbo Moteur Artouste III Maintenance Tools Catalogue — Document 218 01 938; bilingual French/English; published by Turbomeca, Bordes, France; date not stated on the cover; Tools Catalogue
6. Artouste Airborne Auxiliary Power Plant Mk 113 — General & Technical Information and Minor Repairs — AP 102C-0205-16A (Revised); Royal Air Force publication issued by command of the Defence Council, Ministry of Defence; sponsored for use in the RAF by D.Mech. Eng. 1 (R.A.F.); prepared by Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited, Small Engine Division, Leavesden, Watford; preliminary pages carry Amendment List AL26, March 1974; APU General & Technical Information and Minor Repairs manual
7. Course Notes — Artouste Trident Installation — training course notes covering the Artouste airborne auxiliary power unit installation in the Hawker Siddeley Trident; cover artwork © S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris 1969; issuing body and publication date not stated on the cover
8. Turbo-Shaft Engine Artouste III Instruction Manual — English-language instruction manual for the Artouste III; possibly the English counterpart of the French Manuel d'Instruction, though the two editions are not confirmed as identical; document number and issue date not stated on the cover; Instruction Manual
9. Turbo-Moteur Artouste III B — Manuel d'Instruction, Tome II — French-language Turbomeca instruction manual, volume II, for the Artouste III B; published by Turbomeca, Bordes (64), France; issue date not stated on the cover; Instruction Manual (French, Tome II)
10. Turbomoteur Artouste IIIB-B1-D Maintenance Spare Parts Catalogue — Document 218 01 937; issue dated July 1984, superseding and taking precedence over the previous edition; bilingual French/English; Parts Catalogue
11. Turbomoteur Artouste IIIB-B1-D Maintenance Spare Parts Catalogue — Document 218 01 937; issue dated June 1987, superseding and taking precedence over the July 1984 edition; bilingual French/English; Parts Catalogue
12. Turboshaft Engine Artouste II Maintenance Manual — Document 223 00 936; original issue January 1960; Updating No. 33 dated December 2009; Maintenance Manual

Current and Historical Context

The supplied profile records a small number of original French and licensed Indian installations still flying, particularly HAL Chetak and Cheetah helicopters and selected vintage Alouette II, Alouette III and Lama operators. It also identifies Safran Helicopter Engines as the current Type Certificate holder following Turbomeca's rebranding, with continuing regional airworthiness requirements and service information relevant to remaining installations.

Format and Delivery

Digital PDF collection for instant download after purchase. Files are organized for reference, searching and printing where the source quality permits. If delivered as a compressed archive, download the complete archive and extract it locally before opening the individual PDFs.

Regulatory and Maintenance Notice

This historical archive is not current approved airworthiness data. Do not use it as the sole basis for maintenance, inspection, overhaul, repair, modification or return-to-service decisions on active aircraft or engines. Obtain current revision-controlled data from the applicable Type Certificate holder or an authorized source, and follow current authority requirements and applicable service bulletins or airworthiness directives.

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