The Safran Arrano is a turboshaft engine for two-to-three ton single-engine and four-to-six ton twin-engine helicopters, developed by Safran Helicopter Engines, outputting 1,100 to 1,300 hp (820 to 970 kW).
[1] It powers the Airbus Helicopters H160 which made its maiden flight in Marignane on 27 January 2016.
[2] By October 2017, it has amassed 4,000h of testing and 700h of flight time, the first production units should be delivered in early 2018 and the H160 should enter service in 2019.
[4] The turboshaft received its type certificate during the June 2019 Paris Air Show, before EASA approval for the H160 planned for the fourth quarter and first delivery to a US customer for corporate transport in May 2020.
In cruise, its thermodynamic cycle is improved by variable-pitch Inlet Guide Vane blades above the compressor.