Brandner E-300
Introduction The '''Brandner E-300''' was an Egyptian turbojet engine, developed for the Helwan HA-300 light jet fighter.
Development Austrian engineer Ferdinand Brandner, who had worked in the Soviet Union, leading the development of the Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop, the powerplant of the Tupolev Tu-95 bomber, moved to Egypt to lead a team to design an engine to power the Helwan HA-300 jet fighter that was simultaneously being designed by a team of Germans led by Willy Messerschmitt.The new engine underwent bench testing in 1963, and was flight tested under the wing of an Antonov An-12, before being installed in a HAL HF-24 Marut for high speed testing, in which form it flew on 29 March 1967.The E-300 was installed in the third HA-300 prototype (the first two were powered by Bristol Siddeley Orpheus engines), but attempts to fly it were unsuccessful. The programme of HA-300 was abandoned in May 1969.
Variants ;E-300-A:Military version for HA-300;E-300-C1:Civil version of E-300-A, proposed for Project 206 three-engined airliner. ;E-300-C2:Proposed growth version of E-300-C1. ;E-300-AF:Projected turbofan development.
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References
Bibliography *Taylor, John W. R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70''. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1969.
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