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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

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 ]

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

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 ]