GTD-1000 - GTD-1000TF - GTD-1250 Gas Turbine Engines

The world's first mass-produced tank gas turbine engine GTD-1000T was created at the Klimov Plant in 1968 for the T-80 main battle tank developed By the special tank design Bureau of the Kirov plant (now JSC "Spetsmash"), which was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1976. Since 1980, a modification of the GTD‑1000TF for T-80B/BV tanks was produced, since 1986 a modification of the GTD-1250 for T-80U tanks. 

GTD-1250

Engines of the GTD-1250 family as part of the power plants of T-80 tanks are in service with the armies of Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, South Korea, Kazakhstan.

Turbine engine GTD-1000T/GTD-1250, which have a large volume-weight capacity and a more favourable traction characteristic compared to diesel engines, provide T-80 tanks with interesting characteristics:

- higher operational readiness
- easy start-up at low temperatures (up to -40°C)
- better cross-country ability on soils with a low load-bearing capacity
- best noise and heat-masking qualities
- increased "survivability" due to high dynamic and dimensional-power characteristics
- no high power consumption for the cooling system
- lower toxicity of exhaust gases and their smokelessness
- significant reduction in oil consumption (tenfold);
- expansion of the permissible range of dust passage by the air cleaner, etc.

General Engine Performance characteristics

Newly-made GTD-1250 

Engines of the GTD-1250 family can work without over-regulation both on diesel fuel, and on kerosene, gasoline and their mixtures in any proportion. As part of the engines, a hydro-volume transmission can be used, which significantly increases the manoeuvrability and speed capabilities,

as well as the power reserve of tanks.

In addition to the T-80 series of tanks, engines of the GTD-1250 family are installed on experimental modifications like the Object 640 "Black Eagle" the BRAM-80U repair and evacuation vehicle, and the Ladoga staff armoured vehicle with a fully sealed cabin (which took part in the liquidation consequences of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant). 

On the basis of the GTD-1250, an engine with a short-term mode of 1400 HP (GTD-1250G) was created, as well as prototypes with a capacity of 1500 (GTD-1500T) or more HP with the same weight and size parameters.

GTD-1500

Serial production of engines of the GTD-1250 family is carried out in JSC KADVI (Kaluga).

Taken from: UEC Klimov