Turbine Aeronautics
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Dave,
Is the thermodynamic rating of your engine higher than 200 shp at sea level/ standard day conditions?
You are correct Ross. On an ISA sea level day, 200hp will be achieved at well below the TIT and rpm limits. If we allowed the engine to operate to its TIT limit, we could offer significantly more than 200hp at sea level.
We would like the engine to initially be operated conservatively to ensure reliability and longevity, particularly while the engine builds up a safe history of operation in the field. We will run some test engines at a higher takeoff power, but will not let our regular customers do so. If our test engines demonstrate reliability and longevity at a higher takeoff power, we would likely offer a reprogram of the ECU to our customers to allow them to access that power.