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    The Allison T56 is an American single-shaft, modular design military turboprop with a 14-stage axial flow compressor driven by a four-stage turbine. It...
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    The Allison T56 turboprop engine has been developed extensively throughout its production run, the many variants are described by the manufacturer as...
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  • T56 or T-56 may refer to: Allison T56, a turboprop aircraft engine Borg-Warner T-56 transmission, an automotive transmission Cooper T56, a British racing...
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    late 1940s. The T38 became the basis for the very successful family of Allison T56 turboprop engine. Developed as a stand-alone single section of the T40...
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    for large aircraft was the introduction of a turboprop powerplant, the Allison T56 which was developed for the C-130. It gave the aircraft greater range...
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    T40, but this work was soon overtaken by the Allison T56 / Allison 501-D and development was cancelled. T56 (Model 501-D) Successful development of the...
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    2100D2/D2A, AE 2100D3, AE 2100J and AE 2100P. The AE 2100 inherited the Allison T56's 14-stage axial compressor design, but the inlet and the stator for...
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    engines based on the T56 configuration was developed, culminating in the T406/Allison AE1107 turboshaft for the V-22 Osprey, the Allison AE2100 turboprop...
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    Navy and Allison signed a formal contract on 2 May 1986, and the first engine to test ran six months after. The T406 is based on the Allison T56 turboprop...
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  • 1954–present Allison T56 "501-D" (also produced by Rolls-Royce) 1954–present Allison T56 "501-D" (also produced by Rolls-Royce) 1960s–present Allison 250 (also...
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