The PBS TP100 is a turboprop engine for propeller-driven aircraft and UAVs. It supplies up to 180 kW of shaft power and weighs 61.6 kg, using integrated electronic engine control for aircraft power management and flight operations.
The PBS TP100 is a turboprop engine from PBS Aerospace for small manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, delivering up to 180 kW of maximum output power. The maker lists it as suitable for small aircraft and UAVs, and it has a turboshaft sibling, the TS100, with the same power rating.
The key figures define the installation. Maximum output power is 180 kW (241 HP) at an output shaft speed of 2,158 RPM, the speed the propeller is driven at. Specific fuel consumption is 0.548 kg/kW/h (0.901 lb/HP/hr), which an integrator uses to size fuel load for endurance. The engine weighs 61.6 kg (135.8 lb), giving a high power-to-mass ratio for medium UAS and light aircraft.
Dimensions are 891 mm in length and 398 x 330 mm in height and width without the exhaust. Operating envelope is a maximum altitude of 9,000 m and ambient temperature from -50 to +45 degrees C, while starting is specified up to 6,000 m and from -30 to +45 degrees C. Those limits matter for high-altitude and cold-weather missions.
On the control side, the engine uses FADEC electronic engine control, which automates start, power setting and protection. The engine takes a 28 V DC power supply and provides an electrical power output of 720 to 3,700 W, which can feed part of the aircraft's onboard loads.
PBS develops and produces its turbine engines in-house and tests them in its own facility. At company level PBS states ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001 and Nadcap certification, and offers technician training, service documentation and technical support. No type certificate is stated for the TP100 itself.
Typical applications are propeller-driven fixed-wing UAVs in the medium class, and light manned aircraft that need a turbine in the 180 kW range. The maker describes the engine as combining low weight, high-altitude capability and fuel efficiency.
Specifications
Specifications · PBS TP100 turboprop engine for UAV and aircraft propulsion
Falcon is a reusable supersonic uncrewed aerial target for missile-defense training, and its propulsion is the subject of a partnership between Safran Power Units and UVAD Technologies. Safran supplies two turbojet engines, and flight…
Honeywell Aerospace tests a 1 MW generator in a Mexicali test cell, and Flying Whales will integrate it into the hybrid-electric powertrain of its LCA60T airship. The unit reaches 1 MW steady state at 97% efficiency, giving…
Honeywell Aerospace presents the HON1600, a small turbine engine it positions for the US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, after a core engine run in September 2025. The Air Force has issued a request for proposals…
FeaturedCombustion engines
FeaturedCombustion engines
FeaturedCombustion engines
FeaturedCombustion engines
FeaturedCombustion engines
