MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce, usually shortened to MTR, is the joint company formed in June 1989 by MTU, France's Turbomeca and Rolls-Royce under a framework agreed for the French and West German governments to develop an advanced multirole battlefield helicopter, the Eurocopter Tiger. Its task was to develop and manufacture the MTR390 powerplant that drives the Tiger. It works as the programme management company responsible for that engine and is jointly staffed by the three partners. In the original split of work Turbomeca produced the compressor, gearbox, accessories and control system, Rolls-Royce built the power turbine stage, and MTU handled the combustor and high-pressure turbine and the final assembly of the first batch of engines. Early in 2000 the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement signed an initial production contract with MTR worth DM430 million for 320 engines plus spares. In this atlas it stands as the make of the MTR390.
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During June 1989, another joint venture, MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce (MTR) was established
1980s, status
While it operates as the programme management company responsible for the engine
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developed for light helicopter applications by MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce (MTR)
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