What does IO stand for in aircraft engines?

What does IO stand for in aircraft engines?

‘O’ or ‘IO’ So to start, the first letter, “O,” indicates a carbureted engine. If the letter “I” proceeds this first number, this indicates an injected-fuel system.

How much does a Continental O 470 weight?

approximately 425 lbs.
The O-470-R model has a 471 cubic inch displacement achieved by using a cylinder design with a 5.00 inch diameter bore and a 4.00 inch stroke. The O-470-R weighs in at a dry weight of 379.66 lbs. without accessories. The weight of the engine with installed accessories is approximately 425 lbs.

How much does a Continental O-200 weight?

190 lbs.
For decades, students taking to the air in training airplanes were introduced to the wonders of flight powered by the Continental® O-200. The O-200-D lightweight engines weighs in at 190 lbs.

What does IO 360 M1A mean?

The Lycoming (L)IO-360-M1A is a fuel injected, direct-drive, four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, and air-cooled with a down exhaust. This engine is supplied with a starter. Example: model IO-360-M1A has clockwise rotation of the crankshaft. Therefore, LIO-360-M1A has counterclockwise rotation of the crankshaft.

What is good compression for a Lycoming engine?

Lycoming service bulletins indicate 70+ psi is “acceptable” with a variance of not more than 5psi between cylinders. I’m not sure if this applies to their “low compression” engines.

What does an IO 360 weight?

360 Series Details

Model #CYL Dry Weight
IO-360-KB 6 151.2 kg
333.4 lbs
TSIO-360-CB 6 161.4 kg
355.7 lbs

What kind of engine does a Continental E185 have?

Design and development. The first engine in this series was the E165, a 471 cubic inch (7.7 L) engine producing 165 hp (123 kW), and was the first of the Continental’s “E” series engines. Later versions were given the company designation of E185 (185 hp (138 kW) continuous) and E225 (225 hp (168 kW)).

What kind of gas do you use in a E 225?

The E-225 is a reliable engine and will run on the old 80 octane gasoline or MO gas due to the low compression engine. So if you want to keep the plane an long time and there are concerns for 100 LL the E 225 is a good option.

How much does an e-2258 weigh?

The E-225-8 overhaul manual shows a weight of 322lbs and 225hp. Mine weighed 329lbs with some oil in it. A neat thing about this engine is 7:1 compression. It?s designed for 80-octane fuel.

What are the different engines in the Continental engine family?

Engines designated “IO” are fuel-injected. The family also includes the E165, E185, E225 and the E260 engines, and several specialty variants. It has been in production since 1950. The first engine in this series was the E165, a 471 cubic inch (7.7 L) engine producing 165 hp (123 kW), and was the first of the Continental’s “E” series engines.

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