Continental IO-346
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| Continental IO-346 | |
| Production period: | 1965-1969 |
| Manufacturer: | Teledyne Continental Motors |
| Developing country: |
 United States
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| First run: | 1962 |
| Working principle: | Otto |
| Motor design: | Boxer engine |
| Cylinder: | 4th |
| Displacement: | 5680 cm 3 |
| Mixture preparation: | Continuously injecting multi-point intake manifold injection |
| Engine charging: | sucking free |
| Cooling system: | Air cooling |
| Power: | 121 kW |
| Dimensions: | 135 kg |
| Previous model: | none |
| Successor: | IO-520 |
The Continental IO-346 is a four-cylinder boxer engine that was specially developed by Continental Motors for use in the Beechcraft Musketeer Custom III . It was built from 1965 to 1969.
construction and development
Since there is no carburettor version of the engine that would have the designation O-346, the IO-346 is the base model.
The IO-346 was developed for AvGas 91-98. It has a dry weight of 269.75 lb (122 kg) or 297 lb (135 kg) with the alternator and starter . The double magneto consists of either a combination of a Scintilla S4RN-201 and an S4RN-205 or two Slick Electro 449s.
variants
- IO-346-A
- Base model, type certification on July 27, 1962
- IO-346-B
- Identical to the IO-346-A, but prepared for hydraulic controllable pitch propellers . Type certification on June 23, 1964
use
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Joe Christy: Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights . TAB Books, 1983, ISBN 0-8306-2347-7 , pp. 63 (English).
- ↑ a b c d TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. E3CE. (pdf) Federal Aviation Administration , November 1973, accessed December 14, 2008 .
