page_title: MTR MTR390
section_title: Applications
hierarchical_section_title: MTR MTR390 / Applications
caption_attribution_description: English: Engine of a Eurocopter Tiger UHT, photographed at the Helidays 2008 in Fritzlar Deutsch: Triebwerk eines Eurocopter Tiger UHT, fotografiert bei den Helidays 2008 in Fritzlar
context_page_description: The MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390 is a turboshaft developed for light helicopter applications by MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce. The engine is designed to power helicopters in the weight range of 5-7 tonnes in both single and twin engine configurations. So far the only application is the Eurocopter Tiger. Test runs of the MTR390 began in 1989 and the first test flight was performed in 1991. The MTR390 received military certification in May 1996 and civil approval in June 1997.
  An uprated version, the MTR390-E, is being developed with Spain's ITP.
context_section_description: Eurocopter Tiger
caption: Eurocopter Tiger installation
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