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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.

TEI was founded in 1985 as a joint venture between GE Aviation and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, and the Turkish Aeronautical Association.

History

The company started with component manufacturing for the General Electric F110 engines in the F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force.

Products and projects

Indigenous engines

• TEI TS1400 turboshaft aviation engine for rotary wing applications such as the TAI T625 Gökbey, T-129 ATAK
• TEI-PD170 turbodiesel aviation engines for the TAI Anka UAVs
• TEI-PD222ST turbodiesel aviation engine
• TEI-PG50 2-stroke gasoline aviation engine
• TEI-PG50S 2-stroke gasoline aviation engine
• TEI-TJ300 turbojet medium range anti-ship missile engine
• TEI-TJ90 turbojet engine for UAVs, including TAI Şimşek target drone
• TEI-TJ35 turbojet engine
• TEI-TP38 turboprop engine
• TEI-TF6000 turbofan engine
• TEI-TF10000 turbofan engine
• TEI-TF35000 turbofan engine

Licensed engines

• General Electric T700 (T700-TEI-701D variant) for the T-70, a local variant of the S-70 Black Hawk
• General Electric F110 engines
• LHTEC T800 turboshaft engines for rotary wing applications such as the T-129 Atak

Parts and modules

• CFM International LEAP
• General Electric GEnx
• CFM International CFM56
• General Electric GE90
• General Electric GE9X
• General Electric T700 (T700-TEI-701D variant)
• Also for many other engines

References

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• Aircraft manufacturers of Turkey
• Government-owned companies of Turkey
• Manufacturing companies established in 1985
• Science and technology in Turkey
• Aerospace companies
• Defence companies of Turkey
• Ministry of National Defense (Turkey)
• Turkish brands
• Turkish companies established in 1985
• Aircraft engine manufacturers of Turkey
• Companies based in Eskişehir