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Lycoming IO-720

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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -B1A except equipped with Bendix S8LN-1208 and S8LN-1209 magnetos and Bendix RSA-10ED1 fuel injection, certified 22 February
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Eight-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled direct drive, fuel injection, internal oil jet piston cooling, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), certified 25 October 1961
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -A1A except for top exhaust cylinders and offset exhaust valve shroud tubes, certified 4 November 1965
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -A1B except has a rear type air inlet housing instead of a front inlet, certified 29 October 1973
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -A1A except equipped with Bendix S8LN-1208 and S8LN-1209 magnetos, certified 22 February 1971
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -D1B except equipped with an angled fuel injector adapter, certified 15 April 1982
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -A1B except that it has up-exhaust cylinder heads, certified 22 December 1971
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -B1B except has a dual magneto, certified 30 December 1976
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -A1B except has a dual magneto, certified 30 December 1976
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -D1B except has a dual magneto, certified 28 January 1977
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -C1B except has a dual magneto, certified 28 January 1977
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The first IO-720 was type certified on 25 October 1961 to the CAR 13 standard as amended to 15 June 1956 including 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4.
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fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW), same as -D1C except has a dual magneto, certified 10 June 1977
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system which schedules fuel flow proportionally to the airflow, with fuel vaporization occurring at the intake ports. The engine has a
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version of the engine, which would have been designated O-720 and therefore the base model is the IO-720. The IO-720 and the
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of 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres) and produces 400 hp (298 kW). The cylinders have air-cooled
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113,621, with a rebuilt engine retailing for US$ 75,435 and a factory overhaul priced at US$ 66,289.
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Lycoming Specialty Datasheet and TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. 1E15, Revision 6
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are the only flat-eight configuration aircraft engines currently in production.
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cast from aluminum alloy with a fully machined combustion chamber.
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8-cylinder fuel-injected horizontally opposed aircraft engine
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Horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine
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Index

Piston
aero-engine
United States
Lycoming Engines
PAC Fletcher
Piper Comanche 400
Helio Courier
Lycoming O-360
engine
horizontally opposed
Lycoming Engines
carbureted
Jabiru 5100
fuel injection
displacement
heads
US$
Northwest Ranger
Piper Comanche 400
Beechcraft 80
Helio Courier
Pacific Aerospace FU-24-954
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave
Barr 6
Northwest Ranger C-6
Aero Commander
Aero Commander
Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave

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