Brandner E-300

Austrian engineer Ferdinand Brandner, who had worked in a Soviet Union on 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.[1] The E-300 was installed in the third HA-300 prototype (the first two were powered by Bristol Siddeley Orpheus engines), it flew at least one time and successfully, but the programme of HA-300 was abandoned in May 1969.[2]

E-300-A

Military version for HA-300

E-300-C1

Civil version of E-300-A, proposed for Project 206 three-engined airliner.[1]

E-300-C2

Proposed growth version of E-300-C1.[1]

E-300-AF

Projected turbofan development.[1]

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70[1]

General characteristics

• Type: Afterburning turbojet
• Length: 4,300 mm (169.3 in)
• Diameter: 840 mm (33 in)
• Dry weight: 860 kg (1,896 lb)

Components

• Compressor: nine-stage axial compressor
• Combustors: can-annular combustion chamber
• Turbine: two-stage axial turbine

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 32.4kN (6,275 lbf) dry, 47.2 kN (10,582 lbf) with reheat
• Overall pressure ratio: 6:1
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: 3.310 dry, 5.581 with reheat

• Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1969.