Engines
Safran Unveils New Aneto Helicopter Engine Family
New engine promises 24 percent higher power-to-weight ratio but 15 percent lower operating costs.
Florent Chauvancy, Safran v-p for heavy helicopter programs, said the Aneto line will have several models.
Florent Chauvancy, Safran v-p for heavy helicopter programs, said the Aneto line will have several models.

Safran Helicopter Engines, based at Bordes near Pau, France, launched its new “Aneto” family of powerplants at the Helitech Conference & Exhibition in London on October 3. It also revealed that the first model in the family, the Aneto-1K, had already been selected by Leonardo as a new engine option for the AW189, with first flight having taken place in March this year. The new variant of the helicopter will be designated AW189K, with entry-into-service slated for the fourth quarter 2018.