At Friedrichshafen 2013 AERO Show, this April I saw a new engine installed on the small Konner K1 helicopter.

“Catalog photo”

-The engine that has reference TK-250 is manufactured by Konner itself, and as we see it delivers 250 CV to the shaft and weighs 50 Kgs. What can mislead is the term Diesel.

-It is not an alternative engine running with the Diesel system, it is just that it uses Diesel fuel.

“View of the engine group and rotor transmission”

-The Konner TK-250 is a turboshaft with FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine -electronic- Control).

-The solidity between the engine and the gearbox is secured with a perforated large diameter sleeve, as we can see in the photographs from the Italian company itself.

“Engine spacer detail”

-Konner SRL in Amaro, Italy builds small helicopters, but the “Gas Turbine Division” of Konner itself has developed and built the turbo shaft engine.

“Pressure group contral table”

From Appendix 12: New view of the small turboshaft engine for helicopters, the TK-250.

“Konner TK-250 turboshaft”