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Lycoming O-540

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All engines have an additional prefix preceding the 540 to indicate the specific configuration of the engine. The numerous engine suffixes denote different accessories such as different manufacturers' carburetors, or different
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lectronic sensors and fuel injection controls for each cylinder, which manage detonation and exhaust gas temperature, make the engine compatible with a range of fuel compositions, producing up to 375 hp
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earbox at the front end of the crankshaft to drive the propeller at fewer revolutions per minute than the engine, normally aspirated with fuel injection, dry sump engine built specifically for the
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aircraft. Starting at 260 hp (190 kW) the power was eventually increased to 300 hp (220 kW). The AEIO-540 family has achieved considerable success in aircraft such as the
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Producing between 230 and 350 horsepower (170 and 260 kW) these engines are installed in a large variety of aircraft. The main competitors are the
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elicopter engine mounted horizontally as in fixed-wing aircraft, normally aspirated with fuel injection; not used in any fixed-wing aircraft
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An LTIO-540 mounted on the right wing of a Piper Chieftain: The turbocharger can be seen in the upper right of the image.
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driven by the engine, gearbox to drive propeller, and fuel injection (up to 380 hp (280 kW))
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eft-hand (opposite-direction) rotation, turbocharged, fuel-injected; used as the right-hand engine on
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Tecnam P2012 TEO-540-C1A produces 375HP @ 2,575 RPM per FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A00076CE
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ertically mounted engine for use in a helicopter, normally aspirated and equipped with a carburetor
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Turbocharged engine equipped with a carburetor, mounted vertically for use in a helicopter
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Normally aspirated engine with fuel injection, mounted vertically for use in a helicopter
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Turbocharged engine with fuel injection, mounted vertically for use in a helicopter
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engines of 541.5 cubic inches (8,874 cc) displacement, manufactured by
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Normally aspirated engine with fuel injection and inverted lubrication for
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Same as a TIGO-540, except the "1" indicates an integral accessory drive
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Same as a TIO-540, except the "1" indicates an integral accessory drive
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control system using Lycoming's iE2 system, offering independent
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control issues, and used for the left side of the Aerostar 700P
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Page listing all variants of the Lycoming O-540 series.
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Lycoming IO-540

Piston
aircraft engine
United States
Lycoming Engines
Cessna 182
Cessna 206
Grob G 120
HAL HPT-32 Deepak
Piper PA-46
Robinson R44
Piper PA-31 Navajo
Tecnam P2012 Traveller
Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema
Lycoming O-360
six-cylinder
horizontally opposed
fixed-wing aircraft
helicopter
Lycoming Engines
Lycoming O-360
Continental IO-520
IO-550
competition aerobatics
Extra 300
CAP 232
Zivko Edge 540
magnetos
carburetor

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