Engine Makes

[TwinNDB]

Was hoping someone may be able to enlighten me on the following - ie;what do the letters stand for etc.

0 - 360 - EIA6D (Lycioming)

I know the Continental IO - 540 etc is a fuel Injected horizontally Opposed engine but the above one has me in a fix. :confused:

Thanks in advance for your help

[100LL]

try this, CAnt Quite remember them fully but im shure someone will put me right!!:-
Example: TIO 540 E1B4D
PREFIX
L - Lefthand Engine Rot.
T - Turbocharged
V - Vertical Helicopter
H - Horizontal Helicopter
A - Aerobatic
I - Fuel Injected
G - Geared Nose Section
S - Supercharged
O - Opposed Cylinder

Middle 3 Numbers are Cubic Inches

SUFFIX
E - Power Section & Rating
1 - Nose Section
B - Accessory Section
4 - Counterweight Applic.
D - Dual Magneto

[ 28 November 2001: Message edited by: 100LL ]

[TwinNDB]

Thanks very much 100LL - I knew they had to be out there somewhere but wasn't sure where to start.

If there are anymore out there guy's please contribute.

Twin

[HeliEng]

Straight from the mouths of Lycoming, here we go!

1. Prefixes

AE - Aerobatic (wet sump)
H - Horizontal Helicopter
I - Fuel Injected
L - Left Hand Rotation Crankshaft
O - Opposed Cylinders
T - Turbocharged

2. Cylinder Cubic Inch Displacement

Cubic Inch Displacement No of Cylinders

235, 320, 360 4
540, 580 6
720 8

3. Suffixes

L - Indicates change in Power Section and
Rating from Original Design
1 - Indicates Nose Section
B - Indicates Accessory Section
5 - Indicates Counterweight Application


Hope that helps.


"Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue!!"

(Just investigated the Lycoming web-site further and found engines with different coding to the above! Eh????)

[ 28 November 2001: Message edited by: HeliEng ]