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Eventually Lycoming became Auburn's principal supplier, and in 1927 Errett Lobban Cord bought the company, [15] placing it under his Auburn Manufacturing umbrella group. Among the engines Lycoming produced for Cord was an L-head straight-eight engine of 298.5 cu. in. displacement that produced 125 horsepower. This was used in the Cord L-29.
The Lycoming R-680 is a nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, the first aero engine produced by Lycoming. The engine was produced in two types, the E and B series; both are essentially the same. The B4E was available in a trainer version with a front exhaust collector "ring" for use without cylinder air baffles.
The first O-360 certified was the A1A model, certified on 20 July 1955 to United States CAR 13 effective March 5, 1952 as amended by 13-1 and 13-2. [4] The Lycoming IO-390 is an O-360 which has had its cylinder bore increased by 3 ⁄ 16 inch (4.8 mm), developing 210 hp (160 kW). [5] [6]
Stratford Army Engine Plant (1951 - 1976) [33] Connersville, Indiana (1937 - 1960) AVCO purchases assets of Cord's Auburn Automobile Company in 1937. Manufactures kitchen appliances until sale in 1959 to Design and Manufacturing dishwasher division.
The engine was given a United States military aircraft engine designation of YF102-LD-100. [ 1 ] : 190 Six YF102 engines were built for the YA-9. The 7,500 lbf (33 kN) thrust engines powered the A-9A prototypes for seven months of flight tests in 1972, recording 238 flights and 652 flight hours. [ 3 ]
The Lycoming O-320 is a large family of naturally aspirated, 320 cu in (5.2 L) air-cooled, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, direct-drive engines produced by Lycoming Engines. Introduced in 1953, it is commonly used on light aircraft such as the Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee , and remains in production as of 2024.
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All engines have an additional prefix preceding the 480 to indicate the specific configuration of the engine. Although the series is known as the "O-480", there are only geared engines in the series. [2] [3] There are also numerous engine suffixes, denoting different accessories such as different manufacturers' carburetors, or different ...